(September-October 1942)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth; Murray Boltinoff (uncredited); Mort Weisinger (uncredited)
- 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
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Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Fred Ray
- Inks:
- Fred Ray
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints:
-
in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) #[nn] (1971) - in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, 1983 series) #[nn] (1983)
- in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)
- in Superman in the Forties (DC, 2005 series) #[nn] ([October] 2005), #[nn] ([October] 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Story title by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). Art credits verified by Fred Ray.
The Conquest of a City
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]; 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.
- Reprints:
- in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Superman has a red "S" on yellow background on his cape.
The Heat Horror
Superman / comic story / 13 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]; 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.
- Reprints:
- 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
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
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.
- Reprints:
- 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]
Busy Bill the Bill Collector / filler / 2 pages
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
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Carter (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
The Snake
Superman / comic story / 13 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]; 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.
- Reprints:
- in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000)
-
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
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Superman -
1.
The Conquest of a City
Superman -
2.
The Heat Horror
Superman -
3.
The Man With the Cane
Superman -
4.
[untitled]
Busy Bill the Bill Collector -
5.
The Pen Is Mightier
-
6.
The Snake
Superman
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- Craig Delich
- Daniel Thingvold
- Per Sandell
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- Dwayne Best
- Pat Lang
- Bob Rivard
- R. J. Roper
- Mike Nielsen
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