Superman #35

(July-August 1945)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

People Like to Laugh! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Buzzy; All Funny Comics; Real Screen Funnies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Fame for Sale! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Mr. Blitz (amusement park owner); Caleb McCaleb (money lender); Mayor Bragg; Mabel Murgatroyd; Mrs. Van Vallum; J. Wilbur Wolfingham (villain); Scarface Nick (villain); Machine Gun Morry (villain)

Synopsis

Wilbur Wolfingham acts as a publicity agent for several well-known people, then gets actors to impersonate them and make outlandish statements that mar their character.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([December] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #5 ([March] 2018)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Drug Swindle] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry)

Pencils

Sam Citron (signed as Joe)

Inks

Don Komisarow

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Lois Lane, Girl Reporter

Genre

adventure

Characters

Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Rufus Hyatt; Blackjack Hart (villain, introduction); Dr. Klemm (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Clark berates women reporters as too intuitive and emotional, not allowing reason to rule. But Lois decides to prove that she doesn't need Superman to solve a case, a move that nearly costs her her life.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([December] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #5 ([March] 2018)

Indexer Notes

Credits changed to match Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Death on a String (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth (credited as Fred Whitby)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Like Father, Like Son! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Smallville (introduction); Howard Brent; Raymond Brent; Mr. Hodges (camera store owner); Officer Clancey (policeman); Jed Scapely (villain, introduction); Joe (villain)

Synopsis

Two men are running for the job of Public Works Commissioner, but one of them, Jed Scapely, uses an underhanded technique to undermine his opponent.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([December] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #5 ([March] 2018)

Keywords

Smallville

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes.

Smallville is not the town Superman grew up in in this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Gags Giggles 'n' Groans / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win (signed)

Pencils

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks

Lit-Win (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh! I thought the white line was for bicycles!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

6 gags.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Genie of the Lamp! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Bernard Demarest, Jr. (introduction); Crawfish Cole (villain, villain)

Synopsis

A wealthy cynic and misguided young man, is interested in collecting antiques, and gets the chance to buy Aladdin's Lamp...with disastrous results.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([December] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #5 ([March] 2018)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Letters

Henry Boltinoff ? (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Must send out heap big smoke signal!

Genre

humor

Characters

Chief Hot Foot

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)