(June 1944)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman
Reprints:
Keywords:
cuckoo clocks

The Hobby Robbers (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Sam Citron (signed)[as Joe Shuster]
Inks:
George Roussos
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jonathan Spence; Jesse Martin; Lucius Spruce [the Hobby Napper]; Mooch
Synopsis:
Clark investigates a series of robberies involving people's hobbies and those items being held for ransom, but when it is revealed that Kent's hobby is collecting clocks, Superman must step in "in time" to save the collection.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Inker id by Bob Hughes 8/06. Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-16-08.


none (Table of Contents)

Molly / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ray Houlihan
Pencils:
Ray Houlihan
Inks:
Ray Houlihan
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ray Houlihan

Content Information

Genre:
gag
Characters:
Molly

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 10-13-07.


Dirge on a Bull Fiddle (Table of Contents)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Samachson
Pencils:
Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Villains: The Fiddler, Sailor, Droop.

[Growler and Prowler] (Table of Contents)

Super Sleuth McFooey / filler / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Farr
Pencils:
Jack Farr
Inks:
Jack Farr
Colors:
?
Letters:
Jack Farr

Content Information

Genre:
humor; crime
Characters:
Super Sleuth McFooey

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 10-13-07.


Renegade Roundup (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Congo Bill

A Good Sign (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Allan Gerz (signed)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

The Return of Dr. Ito (Table of Contents)

Americommando / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joseph Greene
Pencils:
Bernard Baily
Inks:
Bernard Baily
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war
Characters:
Americommando [Tex Thomson]; V: Dr. Ito.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Jerry Bails via Craig Delich 5/05.


Our Friends in War, Work & Service (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
informational

Rocks of Riches (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 8 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 Hobby Robbers
    Superman
  2. 2. none
    Molly
  3. 3. Dirge on a Bull Fiddle
    Vigilante
  4. 4. [Growler and Prowler]
    Super Sleuth McFooey
  5. 5. Renegade Roundup
    Congo Bill
  6. 6. A Good Sign
  7. 7. The Return of Dr. Ito
    Americommando
  8. 8. Our Friends in War, Work & Service
  9. 9. Rocks of Riches
    Zatara
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