Superman #35

(July-August 1945)

Fame for Sale! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04.

[The Drug Swindle] (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 ? [as Joe] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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 ([October] 2010)

Death On a String (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Whitney Ellsworth [as Fred Whitby] (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Like Father, Like Son! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Smallville is not the town Superman grew up in in this story. Inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Lit-Win (signed)

Pencils:

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks:

Lit-Win (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Lit-Win is the pen name of a man who was often seen at work in the DC offices by Jack Burnley, but Jack could not remember the man's true name.

The Genie of the Lamp! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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 ([October] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Chief Hot Foot / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff ?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Chief Hot Foot

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside back cover.