(December 1939)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Editing:
Vincent Sullivan
Format:
Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 449); ongoing series

none (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Joe Shuster
Inks:
Joe Shuster
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman
Reprinted:
  • In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1.

[The Purple Plague] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks:
Paul Cassidy?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Dr. Travers; Villain: Ultra-Humanite.
Synopsis:
A purple plaque sweeps Metropolis killing citizens left and right. Only Dr. Travers has discovered antidote, and Superman must stop the Ultra-Humanite from killing the good doctor and prevent that cure from being used.
Reprinted:
  • In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1.

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-16-08.


[The Train Robbery] (Table of Contents)

Pep Morgan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)
Inks:
Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Pep Morgan

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-16-08.


[The Boot Thieves] (Table of Contents)

Chuck Dawson / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)
Inks:
Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Chuck Dawson

[The Ivory Safari] [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Clip Carson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane
Inks:
Bob Kane
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Clip Carson

Forest Fire (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Toni Blum ? (signed as Jack Anthony)
Pencils:
? (spot illos)
Inks:
? (spot illos)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

The Zombies (Table of Contents)

Tex Thomson / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ken Fitch?
Pencils:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bernard Baily

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Tex Thomson

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-16-08.


none (Table of Contents)

Salty Sam / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Schwab
Pencils:
Fred Schwab
Inks:
Fred Schwab
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Schwab

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Salty Sam

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 8-16-08.


[Murder in the Air] (Table of Contents)

Three Aces / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bert Christman (signed as Christopher)
Inks:
Bert Christman (signed as Christopher)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]

none (Table of Contents)

This Doggone World / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Schwab
Pencils:
Fred Schwab
Inks:
Fred Schwab
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Schwab

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal

Indexer Notes

Writer & letterer credits added by Craig Delich 8-16-08.


The Gorilla King (Table of Contents)

Zatara Master Magician / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Fred Guardineer
Inks:
Fred Guardineer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Zatara

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. [The Purple Plague]
    Superman
  2. 2. [The Train Robbery]
    Pep Morgan
  3. 3. [The Boot Thieves]
    Chuck Dawson
  4. 4. [The Ivory Safari] [Part 1]
    Clip Carson
  5. 5. Forest Fire
  6. 6. The Zombies
    Tex Thomson
  7. 7. none
    Salty Sam
  8. 8. [Murder in the Air]
    Three Aces
  9. 9. none
    This Doggone World
  10. 10. The Gorilla King
    Zatara Master Magician
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