Superman #24

(September-October 1943)

Perils of Poor Lois! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Editor Lane; Sam Wheet; Squire Squeazel (villain); Black Jack (villain)

Synopsis:

After viewing a rather bad old-time melodrama, Clark gets a great idea (to him anyway): have Superman star in an old-fashioned melodrama with Lois as the heroine to be rescued.

Reprinted:

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

Indexer Notes

Imaginary story--first one ever?

[The Superman Badge] (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / 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; military

Characters:

Pvt. Pete

Indexer Notes

This filler was NOT reprinted in the Archive.

The King of Crackpot Lane!! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 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; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen (not named); George; Louie Dolan (intro); Conk Kohler (villain; intro); Vortz (villain; intro)

Synopsis:

When Lois and Clark are given a tour of the War Department, they are told of a place called "Crackpot Lane", a place where the most far-fetched inventions and ideas to end the war end up. However, some of a screwball inventor's inventions actually work and that interests some Fifth Columnists operating out of a sanitarium.

Reprinted:

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

[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 did NOT appear in the Archive.

Words of Fire (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jeffry Allen (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Indexer Notes

This text story did NOT appear in the Archive.

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Life's Little Laffs / 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

Indexer Notes

This filler did NOT appear in the Archive.

Surprise For Superman (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Bernice Brainard (intro; Lois Lane's Aunt); Lionel Brainard (intro; Bernice's husband); Tex O'Tagg (villain); The Cobra King (villain; intro); Lefty (villain); Bosco (villain)

Synopsis:

After Lois and Clark have a pretty serious spat, Superman is asked for his advice on how to settle the argument, and gives it to Lois. Lois feels the best place to make amends is at the surpise birthday party for Clark that evening, but she wants Superman to attend. The only thing Clark can think of is to hire a double to play the role of Superman at the party, not knowing the man is actually a criminal!

Reprinted:

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

Indexer Notes

The Daily Planet Building with the globe atop it (but without the ring) appears in this story.

[The Practical Joker] (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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; teen

Characters:

Jerry the Jitterbug

Indexer Notes

This filler did NOT appear in the Archive.

Suicide Voyage! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Colonel Randall (intro); Radio Joe; Oberleutnant Kapff (villain); the Nazis (villains); the Japanese (villain)

Synopsis:

Shot down by enemy gunfire and severely wounded, Colonel Randall and his men take on a group of Nazis and Japanese in the Arctic, where the enemy hopes to establish their own aerial route.

Reprinted:

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