(September-October 1942)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth; Murray Boltinoff (uncredited); Mort Weisinger (uncredited)
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)

[War Savings Bonds and Stamps Do the Job on the Japanazis!] (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]
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
  • in Superman in the Forties (DC, 2005 series) #nn

Indexer Notes

Story title by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). Art credits verified by Fred Ray.


The Conquest of a City (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; Carl Bland (intro; villain); Nazi sympathizers
Synopsis:
Clark Kent, concerned that the people of Metropolis seem oblivious to the Nazi threat in the world, approaches editor White about writing a series of stories that will wake the citizens up to the realization that they are in danger as well.
Reprinted:
  • in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)

Indexer Notes

Superman has a red "S" on yellow background on his cape.


The Heat Horror (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]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Professor Glenn Calloway; Lex Luthor (villain)
Synopsis:
When an astronomer discovers the existence of a strange meteorite, Superman correctly guesses that it has something to do with the terrible heat wave engulfing Metropolis.
Reprinted:
  • in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)

Indexer Notes

Superman has a yellow "S" on yellow background on his cape.


The Man With the Cane (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Ed Dobrotka [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; Rita Allen; John Fleming; The Man With the Cane [Jim Mason](intro; villain)
Synopsis:
When editor White decides to take his first vacation in years, he appoints Lois to take his place, and her first order is to assign Clark to the love-lorn column. This assignment, however, leads the Man of Tomorrow into a case of intrigue and murder, as a mysterious man with a cane attempts to wrest secret plans for a tank-plane away from a young inventor.
Reprinted:
  • in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)

Indexer Notes

Superman has a yellow "S" in yellow shield on his cape, except when it's red.


[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Busy Bill the Bill Collector / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Busy Bill

Indexer Notes

This filler is NOT found in the Archive.


The Pen Is Mightier (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Eric Carter (signed)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

The Snake (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]; Lois Lane; Big Luke (dies); The Snake [Bill Chantey] (intro; villain; dies)
Synopsis:
When a miner dies of a mysterious snake bite, Superman disguises himself as a miner and secures work at the mine in hopes of uncovering the person responsible.
Reprinted:
  • in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Conquest of a City
    Superman
  2. 2. The Heat Horror
    Superman
  3. 3. The Man With the Cane
    Superman
  4. 4. [untitled]
    Busy Bill the Bill Collector
  5. 5. The Pen Is Mightier
  6. 6. The Snake
    Superman
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Craig Delich
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Per Sandell
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