Superman #21

(March-April 1943)

[The X-Alloy] (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]; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Frank Lingle; Carlton Graul (villain; intro)

Synopsis:

Clark Kent is the only reporter invited to the testing of a cannon made of the new X-Alloy, but when it explodes, it leads Superman to the Lingle Steel Corporation, manufacturer the alloy, only to discover the plant honeycombed with spies.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003)

[25 cent allowance] (Table of Contents)

Victor / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children

Characters:

Victor

Indexer Notes

This filler was NOT reprinted in the Archive.

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Gags / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

This filler was NOT reprinted in the Archive.

The Four Gangleaders (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]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Cordell (villain; intro); Graney (villain; intro; dies); Graham (villain; intro); Kingsley (villain; intro; dies); Charles Clayton (villain; intro)

Synopsis:

After a run-in with four notorious underworld gang leaders (one of them being killed in the process), Lois decides to write a series of articles exposing them and to begin a crusade against them by implying there is a gang war in progress, and one of the three remaining leaders is trying to wipe out his rival.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003)

[The Wedding Fell Through] (Table of Contents)

Snapper / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Whitney Ellsworth?

Pencils:

Whitney Ellsworth?

Inks:

Whitney Ellsworth?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Snapper

Indexer Notes

This filler does NOT appear in the Archives.

The Robber Knight (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Mr. Phelps; Lucy Trent; Sir Gauntlet [Caspar Smythe](villain; intro)

Synopsis:

When Lois Lane is arrested for wearing a stolen mink coat from Lacey's Department Store, Clark Kent learns that a former employee from Lacey's sold it to her, even though she said she didn't steal it herself. The Man of Tomorrow, upon further investigation, believes that that employee, Lucy Trent, is shielding someone, as other items are also being reported as missing from the store.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003)

Indexer Notes

Superman's mountain retreat (or Fortress) appears in this story.

Goofy Invention (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Wally Walker (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Indexer Notes

This text story does NOT appear in the Archive.

The Ghost of Superman (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Peter Riss [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Peter Riss [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sam Jackson (dies); Manley; Blinky Moxby (villain; intro); Knuckles (villain); Mike Chandler (villain); Luthor (villain; cameo); Ultra (villain; cameo); The Puzzler (villain; cameo); Metalo (villain; cameo); The Prankster (villain; cameo); Adolf Hitler (villain; cameo); Hideki Tojo (villain; cameo)

Synopsis:

The murder of Sam Jackson, a man involved in a street grafting operation, is blamed on a city commissioner, who informs Police that Mike Chandler did it, and his only witness to that event is another criminal, "Blinky" Moxby. Superman goes to great lengths to find Moxby and get proof of the commissioner's innocence, including allowing Moxby to think he has actually killed the Man of Steel!

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003)