(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]
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- newsprint
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Man Or Superman?
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
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.
- Reprints:
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
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
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.
- Reprints:
-
in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Superman has a yellow "S" on red background on his cape.
[untitled]
G-Man / filler / 2 pages
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
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
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.
- Reprints:
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #187 (June 1966) [two page excerpt; 2 page excerpt]
- in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G23 (June 1966)
- in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)
-
[untitled]
Rollin' Stone / filler / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Ray McGill
- Pencils:
- Ray McGill
- Inks:
- Ray McGill
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ray McGill
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Indexer Notes
This filler does NOT appear in the Archive.
Killer's Guns
text story / 2 pages
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
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
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.
- Reprints:
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #252 (June 1972)
- in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-13 (June 1972)
-
in Giant Lois Lane Album (K. G. Murray, 1964 ? series) #14 (June 1976) - in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Sequel to story in ACTION COMICS #47.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[World's Greatest Adventure-Strip Character!]
Superman -
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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