(October 1943)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 60
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449); ongoing series
The Million-Dollar Marathon
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
- Pencils:
- Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
- Inks:
- George Roussos
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Truman Treadwell (Death); Roger; Lawton; Brandon (Villain); Tug Moxton (Villain)
- Synopsis:
- A dying multi-millionaire challenges his nephew Roger to spend $1 million in one day, and if he can, $2 million of the estate will go to a children's hospital. Otherwise, the money will no to the other no-good nephew, Brandon.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-24-08.
The Bard of Banditry
Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron
- Pencils:
- Mort Meskin
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
none
Jitters Jeep / filler / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Farr (signed as O. Shux)
- Pencils:
- Jack Farr (signed as O. Shux)
- Inks:
- Jack Farr (signed as O. Shux)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jack Farr
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
Indexer Notes
Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 9-24-08.
Storm over the Bering
Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- John Daly
- Inks:
- John Daly
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- jungle
- Characters:
- Congo Bill
none
Private Pete / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- military humor
- Characters:
- Pvt. Pete
Schickelgruber's Nightmare
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.
Fifth Columnist
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Denny Winters (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
none
Hank the Yank / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Ray Houlihan
- Pencils:
- Ray Houlihan
- Inks:
- Ray Houlihan
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ray Houlihan
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Hank
Indexer Notes
Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 9-24-08.
The Riddle of the Tired Thespians
Zatara / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Joseph Sulman
- Inks:
- Joseph Sulman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Zatara
Indexer Notes
Page count corrected from original "9", per Mario Mastrangelo, June 2008.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Million-Dollar Marathon
Superman -
2.
The Bard of Banditry
Vigilante -
3.
none
Jitters Jeep -
4.
Storm over the Bering
Congo Bill -
5.
none
Private Pete -
6.
Schickelgruber's Nightmare
Americommando -
7.
Fifth Columnist
-
8.
none
Hank the Yank -
9.
The Riddle of the Tired Thespians
Zatara
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