(September 1943)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 60
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449); ongoing series
The Terrible Toyman
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron (signed)[as Jerry Siegel]
- Pencils:
- Ed Dobrotka (signed)[as Joe Shuster]
- Inks:
- George Roussos
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; The Toyman (1st appearance).
- Synopsis:
- The Toyman uses toys to commit two robberies, but after Superman foils his third robbery, the Toyman snatches Lois Lane and is about to kill her with poisonous dolls, when Superman discovers his hidden lair, frees Lois, and turns The Toyman over to the police.
- Reprints:
- in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005)
- in Superman in the Forties (DC, 2005 series) #[nn] ([October] 2005)
The Treasure of Dead Man's Key
Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron
- Pencils:
- Mort Meskin
- Inks:
- Charles Paris ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
none
Jitters Jeep / filler / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Farr
- Pencils:
- Jack Farr
- Inks:
- Jack Farr
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jack Farr
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
Indexer Notes
Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 9-23-08.
Gift of Death
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Drake (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- mystery
The Inquisitive Ostrich
Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron
- Pencils:
- Edwin Smalle?
- Inks:
- Edwin Smalle?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- jungle
- Characters:
- Congo Bill
Peter the Small
Americommando / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joseph Greene
- Pencils:
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Inks:
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
- Characters:
- Americommando [Tex Thomson]
Indexer Notes
Writer credit per Jerry Bails via Craig Delich 6/05.
Quiet ... Thugs at Work
Zatara / comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Joseph Sulman
- Inks:
- Joseph Sulman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Zatara
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Terrible Toyman
Superman -
2.
The Treasure of Dead Man's Key
Vigilante -
3.
none
Jitters Jeep -
4.
Gift of Death
-
5.
The Inquisitive Ostrich
Congo Bill -
6.
Peter the Small
Americommando -
7.
Quiet ... Thugs at Work
Zatara
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