Superman #31

(November-December 1944)

Tune Up Time For Crime! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Mr. Schultz (cameo, butcher); un-named Police Chief; Joe "Hi-Note" Nitro (ex-villain, singer); Lex Luthor (villain)

Synopsis:

Superman's arch enemy, Lex Luthor, invents a giant-sized tuning fork, whose concentrated vibrations cause buildings to collapse and safes to crumble.

Reprints:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes (December, 2004), writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

A Dog's Tale! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Flip {Lois' dog, introduction); Perry White; Mrs. Pendergast; Mrs. Loddy (cameo); Tommy Loddy (cameo); Herman (a dog catcher); Rocky Grimes (villain, introduction); Mr. Withers (villain); Joe (villain)

Synopsis:

Lois and Clark set out to investigate a series of vicious dog nappings, but it's Superman [whose secret identity becomes known to Lois' dog] who tracks down the true perpetrators of this racket.

Reprints:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit by Bob Hughes (December, 2004).

["My cousin ought to fix it up in a jiffy!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shorty

Shell Game (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Whitney Ellsworth [as Fred Whitby] (signed)

Colors:

mone

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[The Aces Doonan Gang] (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry] (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe] (signed)

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Lois Lane; Perry White; Clark Kent; Sari Mallon (introduction, movie star); Lee Grandon (introduction, Sari's publicity agent); Aces Doonan (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Lois believes she is interviewing star Sari Mallon about a phony story concocted by her publicity agent, not knowing that a group of criminals are actually after the star's jewels.

Reprints:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

First line: "Lois, here's an assignment you won't need Superman's help on!"

Writer credit by Bob Hughes (December, 2004).

["I see your name's obliterated!"] (Table of Contents)

Slim / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Slim; O'Sullivan

The Treasure House of History! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Ivor Vanton (cameo, explorer, death); Dr. Hiram Carter (museum director); Dr. Porter; Dr. Jon Ericsson (explorer); Van Croft (villain, introduction); Charlie (villain)

Synopsis:

Superman investigates the disappearance of a noted explorer and discovers that a member of the Metroplis Museum Board has kidnapped the explorer and swindled the museum of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Reprints:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker identification by Bob Hughes (December, 2004).