Superman #12

(September-October 1941)

[Peril on Pogo Island] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (layouts) (signed); Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Leo Nowak? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Niles Grant; Nan Wilson; Carl Bogart (villain, intro)

Synopsis:

For doing such a great job, Lois and Clark are given a cruise vacation aboard the "Grenodier", where they meet Nan Wilson, who has inherited Pogo Island, and she invites the two to visit her island. But the superstitious natives believe that Nan is a witch and several attempts are made on her life. Superman, however, discovers that the island is being used as a base for submarines belonging to a foreign nation which prey on merchant marine vessels in neutral waters.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

Supermen of America (Table of Contents)

Supermen of America Club Page / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (spot illustration)

Inks:

Paul Cassidy (spot illustration)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Superman (inset)

Synopsis:

Superman discusses "responsibility" with his club members, there is Superman Secret Code message in Code Mars No. 3, and a coupon available for readers to join the Supermen of America.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

Indexer Notes

Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (February, 2006).

["Big News!"] (Table of Contents)

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Allan Roy Dafoe

Synopsis:

Ad for Baby Ruth candy bars.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

Indexer Notes

Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (February, 2006).

[The Suicide Murders] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Leo Nowak? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Thomas Corday (cameo, death); Daniel Steele (cameo, death); Robert Starbuck (cameo, death); Eugene Starbuck; Burton Steele; Senator McPhail; Max Binder; Malford; Bryson; "The Boss" (villain, intro); Chips (villain, death)

Synopsis:

After investigating three mysterious deaths, Clark Kent writes an article on the deaths, which he believes are actually murders, carried out by the same man, a man of unusual criminal intelligence. When Superman investigates, he discovers the case is much more complex than Kent first thought, but proves his theory to be correct.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

["Free Valuable Gifts"] (Table of Contents)

Little Orphan Annie; Quaker / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; typeset (some)

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Little Orphan Annie

Synopsis:

Ad for Quaker Puffed Wheat Sparkies, using Annie to promote "free" gifts readers can send for, using Sparkies guarantee seals and money.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

Indexer Notes

Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (February, 2006).

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Books Worth Reading / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Pencils:

Cliff Young (signed) (2 illustrations)

Inks:

Cliff Young (signed) (2 illustrations)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

review

Synopsis:

Frank reviews "Men of Iron" by Howard Pyle and "Clear for Action" by Stephen W. Meader.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Gags / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray McGill

Pencils:

Ray McGill

Inks:

Ray McGill

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ray McGill

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Filler consists of three non-related cartoons.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

Indexer Notes

Credits added by Craig Delich (February, 2006). The last half of this page are ads for Batman #6 and All-Star Comics #6 (both showing the covers).

[The Grotak Bund] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Stanley Pelham; Sam Spencer; Calvin Denby (villain, intro); The Grotak Bund (villains, intro)

Synopsis:

After a series of explosions at American defense industries, Superman rounds up members of the Grotak Bund, an organization that has orders to destroy certain American factories to seriously slow down U.S. defense operations.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Kid Stuff / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Comprised of four separate gag cartoons.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

Indexer Notes

The last third of this page is an illustrated ad, featuring Superman for "Superman Moccasins".

Safe Job (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roger Forrest (signed)

Pencils:

? (large illustration)

Inks:

? (large illustration)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Characters:

James Crewe (villain); Ames; Smith (a detective)

Synopsis:

Old Ames, bookkeeper for the Chalmers Real Estate Company, was puzzled about a robbery made by two armed thugs, and the reason for that puzzlement could only mean one thing: the robbery was an inside job!

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

Indexer Notes

The second page of the text story has a few ads plus an illustrated promo for the August issue of Prize Comics, showing Yank and Doodle. Notes added by Craig Delich (February, 2006).

Our Country, Right Or Wrong! (Table of Contents)

Famous American Words / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Ray?

Pencils:

Fred Ray [as Fray] (signed)

Inks:

Fred Ray [as Fray] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Steven Decatur

Synopsis:

Profile of Steve Decatur's famous words, "Our Country, Right or Wrong!", given as a toast.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

Indexer Notes

The last half of this page is a promotional house ad for All-Flash Quarterly #1 and Mutt & Jeff (both covers shown). Synopsis and notes added by Craig Delich (February, 2006).

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Some Fun / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray McGill (signed)

Pencils:

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks:

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ray McGill

Content Information

Genre:

gags

Synopsis:

Comprised of six one-panel gag cartoons.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

[The Beasts of Luthor] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dudley Barnes (death); Allen Masters (villain, death); Stephen Cardine (villain, reforms, death); Lex Luthor (villain); Bill Grimes (villain, reforms, death); von Harbitz (villain, reforms, death)

Synopsis:

Lois and Clark excitedly listen to a story by a scientist, who tells them of a forced visit he made to Baracoda Island, where giant animals were artifically being breeded. However, when he discovered that he had become part of a plot to use the animals to conquer the world and set up a scientific dictatorship, he wanted no part of it and escaped to warn the outside world.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991)

["Superman Plus!"] (Table of Contents)

Action Comics; Superman Radio Show / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

(various)

Inks:

(various)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman

Synopsis:

The top half of the page is a promotional ad for Action Comics #39, while the bottom half of the page promotes the Superman Radio Show, listing the radio stations nationwide which carry its broadcasts.

["At the Top of the Field!"] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

(various)

Inks:

(various)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; most typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Batman & Robin; Doctor Fate; Green Lantern; Flash; Starman

Synopsis:

Promotional ad for World's Finest Comics #2, More Fun Comics #70, Detective Comics #54, All-American Comics #29, Adventure Comics #65, Flash Comics #20, and Action Comics #39.

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich (February, 2006).