(July-August 1942)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff; Mort Weisinger]
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age; Later Standard Silver Age.; By end Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
[World's Greatest Adventure-Strip Character!] (Table of Contents)
Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Fred Ray
- Inks:
- Fred Ray
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Adolf Hitler; Hideki Tojo
- Reprinted:
- in Superman From the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #nn (1971)
- in Superman From the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #nn
- in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Fred Ray.
Man Or Superman? (Table of Contents)
Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils:
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks:
- John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; The Talon [Albert Caldwell] (intro, villain); Lois Lane; Perry White; Luthor (cameo; villain); Ultra (cameo; villain); Eustace Watson (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- Lois first suspects that Clark Kent is Superman, but he quickly convinces her he is not with some razzle dazzle super speed.
- Reprinted:
- in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)
- in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #nn (1971)
- in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #nn (1983)
Indexer Notes
Pencils credited to John Sikela in Superman Archives 5. This is the only story during the 1940's that Lois thinks Clark is Superman.
The Human Bomb (Table of Contents)
Superman / comic story / 12 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]; Sgt. Casey; Perry White; Lois Lane; The Human Bomb [Watkins] (intro; villain)
- Synopsis:
- A vicious criminal uses innocent people, trapped by hypnotic power, who are armed with a bomb apparatus which makes it possible for them to rob without opposition from the Police.
- Reprinted:
- in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)
Indexer Notes
Superman has a yellow "S" on red background on his cape.
[untitled] (Table of Contents)
G-Man / filler / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Ray McGill
- Pencils:
- Ray McGill
- Inks:
- Ray McGill
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ray McGill
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). This filler does NOT appear in the Archive.
Muscles For Sale (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]; Superman's Mountain Retreat (intro; precursor to the Fortress of Solitude); Jake Massey (intro; villain); Lois Lane; George Brant; Mrs. Brant; Mike Mosby (villain); Nat Folsom
- Synopsis:
- Superman must solve a series of bold crimes that were pulled by ungainly men who look anything but formidable.
- Reprinted:
- in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #187 (June 1966) [two page excerpt]
[untitled] (Table of Contents)
Rollin' Stone / filler / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Ray McGill
- Pencils:
- Ray McGill
- Inks:
- Ray McGill
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ray McGill
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
Indexer Notes
This filler does NOT appear in the Archive.
Killer's Guns (Table of Contents)
text story / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Tex Slade (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- crime
Indexer Notes
This text story does NOT appear in the Archive.
When Titans Clash (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]; Carlyle Allerton [Lex Luthor] (villain; temporarily gains super-powers); the Powerstone; Lois Lane; Perry White
- Synopsis:
- Lex Luthor survives his execution in the electric chair, which only makes him more powerful, but yet he still can't match the strength of Superman......that is, until he discovers a way to fool Superman into handing over the Powerstone to him.
- Reprinted:
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #252 (June 1972)
- in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)
Indexer Notes
Sequel to story in ACTION COMICS #47.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
Man Or Superman?
Superman -
2.
The Human Bomb
Superman -
3.
[untitled]
G-Man -
4.
Muscles For Sale
Superman -
5.
[untitled]
Rollin' Stone -
6.
Killer's Guns
-
7.
When Titans Clash
Superman
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- Craig Delich
- Daniel Thingvold
- Per Sandell
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- Pat Lang
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- Jim Van Dore
- Mike Nielsen
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