(May 1945)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449); ongoing series
["Golly! One more barrel..."]
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman
- Reprints:
- in Special Edition [U.S. Navy] (DC, 1944 series) #6 (1945) [with simplified text]
- in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #5 (2007)
- Keywords:
- roller skating
Indexer Notes
Penciller credit changed from Jack Burnley to Boring as Burnley states he never did this cover.
Tommy Gets a Zero
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joseph Greene (signed)[as Jerry Siegel]
- Pencils:
- John Sikela (signed)[as Joe Shuster]
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Tommy Allen; Miss Mentor; Lame Brain Looie; Dapper
- Synopsis:
- Tommy's teacher assigns a Saturday essay for each class member, although Tommy believes his will be the most boring in class because nothing in his left ever happens that is exciting. That is, until he meets Superman!
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-21-07.
The Sign that Wasn't There
Hayfoot Henry / comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Stan Kaye?
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective; humor
- Characters:
- Hayfoot Henry
Indexer Notes
Writer credit changed from Alvin Schwartz? to ?by Craig Delich 10-24-08. The Who's Who states that Schwartz only wrote the strip 1946-48. The Kaye credits were also added by Craig Delich, as Kaye did do art for this strip in 1945.
Jackals of the Jungle
Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Writer "D"
- Pencils:
- John Daly
- Inks:
- John Daly
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- jungle
- Characters:
- Congo Bill
none
Shorty / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 10-21-07.
Dark Guilt
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Murray Boltinoff (signed as Blair Bolton)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
Tree's a Crowd
The Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- Mort Meskin (signed) [as Mort Morton Jr.]
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
Day of Wishes
Zatara / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- William F. White
- Inks:
- William F. White
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Zatara
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Tommy Gets a Zero
Superman -
2.
The Sign that Wasn't There
Hayfoot Henry -
3.
Jackals of the Jungle
Congo Bill -
4.
none
Shorty -
5.
Dark Guilt
-
6.
Tree's a Crowd
The Vigilante -
7.
Day of Wishes
Zatara
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