(February 1943)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 600)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Crime's Comedy King
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- John Sikela
- Inks:
- John Sikela
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Lois Lane; Prankster (Villain)
- Reprints:
-
in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005) - in Superman in the Forties (DC, 2005 series) #[nn] ([October] 2005)
-
- Keywords:
- jack-in-the-boxes
Indexer Notes
Story title added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.
Crime's Comedy King
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils:
- John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks:
- John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; The Prankster (villain).
- Synopsis:
- The Prankster creates an organization called the Appreciation Society as a front for robberies, even claiming that he knows the secret to Superman's invulnerability.
- Reprints:
- in Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (DC, 1972 series) #9 (August-September 1973)
- in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Sikela's name on a sign on page 8. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 2008-09-21.
Sgt. Meyer Levin
Supermen of the U.S. Army / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Cliff Young?
- Inks:
- Cliff Young?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Characters:
- Sgt. Meyer Levin
none
Chief Hot Foot / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Chief Hot Foot
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.
The Feud of the Rimfire Ridge
The Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mort Meskin [as Mort Morton Jr.] (signed)
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Charles Paris?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.
none
Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 0.33 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Jerry
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.
Veiled Desert Bandits
Three Aces / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure; aviation
- Characters:
- Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.
none
Clancy the Cop / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Clancy
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.
[The Little One]
Americommandos / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jospeh Greene
- Pencils:
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Inks:
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
- Characters:
- Americommando [Tex Thomson]
Indexer Notes
Writer per Jerry Bails via Craig Delich 5/05.
Naval Engagement
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Ed Tarr (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
The Galloping Ghosts
Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Daly?
- Inks:
- John Daly?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- jungle
- Characters:
- Congo Bill
none
Gags / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.
Treasure Trove
Zatara / comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joseph Sulman
- Inks:
- Joseph Sulman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Zatara
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Crime's Comedy King
Superman -
1.
Crime's Comedy King
Superman -
2.
Sgt. Meyer Levin
Supermen of the U.S. Army -
3.
none
Chief Hot Foot -
4.
The Feud of the Rimfire Ridge
The Vigilante -
5.
none
Jerry the Jitterbug -
6.
Veiled Desert Bandits
Three Aces -
7.
none
Clancy the Cop -
8.
[The Little One]
Americommandos -
9.
Naval Engagement
-
10.
The Galloping Ghosts
Congo Bill -
11.
none
Gags -
12.
Treasure Trove
Zatara
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