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(May 1942)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth; Mort Weisinger (assistant, uncredited); Murray Boltinoff (assistant, uncredited)
Color:
color
Dimensions:
standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Binding:
saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 600)
Publishing Format:
was ongoing series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Fred Ray
Inks:
Fred Ray
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints:
Keywords:
aircraft carriers; fighter planes; stereotyping of the Japanese

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Fred Ray.

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The Adventure of the Merchant of Murder (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]; Perry White; Lois Lane; The Top [Jefferson Smith] (villain, introduction); Sid Speed (villain)
Synopsis:
Clark Kent crusades against The Top, an avaricious owner of a second-hand auto business who deliberately and knowingly sells cars in seriously bad condition.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

Crime's Caravan (Table of Contents)

Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Mort Meskin [as Mort Morton] (signed)
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Lash (villain)

none (Table of Contents)

After School / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction

The Adventure of the Secret Submarine (Table of Contents)

Three Aces / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks:
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

The Pied Piper of Doom (Table of Contents)

Mr. America / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ken Fitch
Pencils:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; The Queen Bee (villain); Fatman [Bob Dailey] (villain)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Jerry Bails via Craig Delich (October 2005).

none (Table of Contents)

The Flying Jeeps / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Dummy (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Norman Goss (signed)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
detective-mystery

[Suddenly at War] (Table of Contents)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Ray
Inks:
Fred Ray
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Congo Bill

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from Fred Ray? to ? by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

The Case of the Maddening Music (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Joseph Sulman
Inks:
Joseph Sulman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Zatara
Editing
Resources (0)
Change History

Table of Contents

  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. The Adventure of the Merchant of Murder
    Superman
  3. 2. Crime's Caravan
    Vigilante
  4. 3. none
    After School
  5. 4. The Adventure of the Secret Submarine
    Three Aces
  6. 5. The Pied Piper of Doom
    Mr. America
  7. 6. none
    The Flying Jeeps
  8. 7. The Dummy
  9. 8. [Suddenly at War]
    Congo Bill
  10. 9. The Case of the Maddening Music
    Zatara
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