Superman #23

(July-August 1943)

America's Secret Weapon! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Sam Citron; John Siekla? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Colonel McNab; Lieutenant-General Bullitt; Brigadier General Armor; Brigadier General Starrett

Synopsis:

When Superman arrives at Camp Towne to make an appearance, he volunteers to participate in the war games that will take place, and is made an honorary Corporal. But after watching America's fighting men in action, and his side losing, he decides that he is not needed to fight this war, and that our boys can handle the job alone.

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 (1983)
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003)
• in Superman in the Forties (DC, 2005 series) #nn

Indexer Notes

Inker credit [for Sikela] added by Craig Delich (February of 2006).

A Claw For a Clue (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tex Raines (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Indexer Notes

This text story does NOT appear in the Archive.

Habitual Homicide (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Janice Crandall; Scott Manning; Dean Broderick (dies); Alex Morrow; Thaddeus Winton (dies); Glenn Calhoun; Myra Hanley; Professor Raymond Lock (villain; intro)

Synopsis:

When Professor Lock makes a move on one of the college girls and is rebuffed, he swears revenge by killing the college dean and blaming her fiance. But the plot backfires and Lock is arrested for the crime. When he escapes prison and swears revenge on every witness against him, Superman steps in.

Reprinted:

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

[Yer so dumb, I sometimes think yer working for Hitler!] (Table of Contents)

Hank the Yank / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray Houlihan (signed)

Pencils:

Ray Houlihan (signed)

Inks:

Ray Houlihan (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ray Houlihan

Content Information

Genre:

humor; propaganda

Characters:

Hank the Yank

Indexer Notes

This filler was NOT reprinted in the Archive.

Fashions In Crime (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11.33 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; Pierre; The Dude [Joseph Martinson](villain; intro)

Synopsis:

After Lois buys an expensive dress, especially made for her by Pierre, she discovers another example of the dress in a shop in town. Superman investigates and discovers that a man called the Dude is behind the bootlegging of many fashion designs.

Reprinted:

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

[The Big Eight] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Stan Kaye (military figures); (various on covers)

Inks:

Stan Kaye (military figures); (various on covers)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

House ad featuring military figures [illustrated by Stan Kaye] promoting DC's "Big Eight" monthly magazines: Flash #63, Adventure #86, Star Spangled #22, All-American #51, Sensation #19, Action #62, Detective #77 and More Fun #92.

Reprinted:

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

Indexer Notes

Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (February, 2006).

[Lonesome Tonight] (Table of Contents)

Clancy the Cop / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Clancy the Cop

Indexer Notes

This filler was NOT reprinted in the Archive.

Danger On the Diamond (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 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]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Tom Marin (intro); Penton; Sammy Brink (villain; intro); Joe (villain)

Synopsis:

When a star baseball player suddenly loses his ability to pitch, Superman steps in to save his life, discovering that crooks are behind this sudden loss of ability by feeding the young man certain drugs that affect his performance.

Reprinted:

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

Indexer Notes

Page 2 is really two pages shrunk together to make up for the new shorter book length.