(September 1943)

DC, 1938 Series
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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 (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Ed Dobrotka
Inks:
Ed Dobrotka
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Toyman
Reprints:
Keywords:
pogo sticks

The Terrible Toyman (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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:

The Treasure of Dead Man's Key (Table of Contents)

Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Don Cameron
Pencils:
Mort Meskin
Inks:
Charles Paris ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]

none (Table of Contents)

Jitters Jeep / filler / 4 pages (report information)

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 (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Eric Drake (signed)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
mystery

The Inquisitive Ostrich (Table of Contents)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Don Cameron
Pencils:
Edwin Smalle?
Inks:
Edwin Smalle?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Congo Bill

Peter the Small (Table of Contents)

Americommando / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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 (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Joseph Sulman
Inks:
Joseph Sulman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Zatara

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Terrible Toyman
    Superman
  2. 2. The Treasure of Dead Man's Key
    Vigilante
  3. 3. none
    Jitters Jeep
  4. 4. Gift of Death
  5. 5. The Inquisitive Ostrich
    Congo Bill
  6. 6. Peter the Small
    Americommando
  7. 7. Quiet ... Thugs at Work
    Zatara
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