Superman #34

(May-June 1945)

The United States Navy (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Shep Shepard (introduction); Al Wade (introduction); Dan Ryan (introduction); the Japanese (villains, some die)

Synopsis:

Superman has his hands full trying to convince Shep that both of his college buddies from college, now serving in various branches of the armed services, have an equally important job to do in the war effort.

Reprints:

• in Special Edition [U.S. Navy] (DC, 1944 series) #5 (1945) [with simplified wording]
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Writer verified by Martin O'Hearn, inker identification by Bob Hughes 12/04.

[Framed By Moke Henders] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Whitney Ellsworth [as Jerry] (signed)

Pencils:

Sam Citron [as Joe] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero;

Characters:

Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Perry White; Mr. Marvin (villain, real estate broker); Moke Henders (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Lois turns the tables on a real estate broker who tries to get Lois to make a recorded statement incriminating her boss, Perry White.

Reprints:

• in Special Edition [U.S. Navy] (DC, 1944 series) #5 (1945) [with simplified wording]
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Inker identification by Bob Hughes, writer identification by Martin O'Hearn and Rich Morrissey; the Archive titles this story as "The Foiled Frame-Up!"

The Canyon that Went Berserk (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron [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; John Prester (prospector); Pick Perkins (villain, introduction); King Conn (villain); Lefty (villain); Torch (villain)

Synopsis:

Lois and Clark, not able to find anything exciting enough to write about, visit a fortune teller, and Clark sees an amazing thing in the mystic's crystal ball.

Reprints:

• in Special Edition [U.S. Navy] (DC, 1944 series) #5 (1945) [with simplified wording]
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04, writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. This is an imaginary story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jasper / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lit-Win (signed)

Pencils:

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks:

Lit-Win (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jaspar

Indexer Notes

Lit-Win was a pen name for an artist/writer that Jack Burnley had met in the DC offices, but whom he could not remember his true name.

A Point of Law (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller [as Jesse Merlan] (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Private Pete

When the World Got Tired! (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]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Luthor (villain); Koda (alien villain, introduction, death); Goki (alien villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

Luthor enlists the aid of two aliens from the planet Attar to conquer the world by using a ray on the earth people that makes them lazy.

Reprints:

• in Special Edition [U.S. Navy] (DC, 1944 series) #5 (1945) [with simplified wording]
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn, inker identification by Bob Hughes 12/04.