(June 1942)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth; Mort Weisinger (assistant editor); Murray Boltinoff (assistant editor)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449); ongoing series
The Wizard of Chance
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Fred Ray
- Inks:
- Fred Ray
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman
- Reprints:
- Keywords:
- automobiles; machine guns
Indexer Notes
Confirmed by Fred Ray per Craig Delich 5/05. Archive Edition credits Ed Dobrotka (pencils), John Sikela (inks), Abbeville Press's Superman in Action Comics credits Wayne Boring.
The Puzzler!!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils:
- John Sikela (signed)[as Joe Shuster]
- Inks:
- Ed Dobrotka
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; The Puzzler (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- Superman must battle a twisted intellect who utilizes the principles of parlor games, tricks and puzzles to commit clever crimes.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Pencil and ink credits are reversed in Archives. New art id by Craig Delich and Bob Hughes 6/05. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-7-08.
Capt. Colin P. Kelly Jr.
Supermen of the U.S. Army / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Cliff Young?
- Inks:
- Cliff Young?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Characters:
- Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr.
none
Gags / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-7-08.
The Rainbow Man
Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton)
- Inks:
- Cliff Young?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Rainbow Man (villain)
The Mystery of the Meandering Mansion
Three Aces / comic story / 6 pages
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 9-7-08.
The Crime Machine
Mr. America / comic story / 8 pages
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
Writer credit by Jerry Bails via Craig Delich 5/05.
Safeguard
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Hilton (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
The Last Shipment
Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages
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 9-7-08.
The Story of the Magical Mobsters
Zatara / comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Joseph Sulman
- Inks:
- Joseph Sulman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Zatara
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Puzzler!!
Superman -
2.
Capt. Colin P. Kelly Jr.
Supermen of the U.S. Army -
3.
none
Gags -
4.
The Rainbow Man
Vigilante -
5.
The Mystery of the Meandering Mansion
Three Aces -
6.
The Crime Machine
Mr. America -
7.
Safeguard
-
8.
The Last Shipment
Congo Bill -
9.
The Story of the Magical Mobsters
Zatara
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