Superman #48

(September-October 1947)

The Man Who Stole the Sun! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Sikela

Inks:

George Roussos?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Harry Truman (guest appearance, seen from back); Lois Lane; Perry White

Synopsis:

Luthor uses a giant space ship to cut off sunlight from the Earth

Reprints:

• in Three-Dimension Adventures Superman (DC, 1953 series) #[nn] (1953)
which is reprinted
• in Superman 3-D (DC, 1997 series) #[nn] ([February] 1998)

Indexer Notes

credits by Bob Hughes 12/04

Autograph, Please! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Sikela

Inks:

John Sikela

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Johnny Terrill (introduction); Alexander Breckenridge III (introduction, villain); Dr. Mason; Sharpley; Mugsy; George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Julius Caesar; Napoleon Bonaparte; Harry S. Truman; General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Walter Winchell; Danny Kaye; Eddie Kantor; Ray Milland; Marguerite Chapman; Leonardo Da Vinci; Rembrandt van Rijn; Robert Fulton; Sir Isaac Newton; Benjamin Franklin; Alexander Graham Bell

Synopsis:

When the Daily Planet mounts an autograph contest, Superman helps Johnny Terrill collect signatures from around the globe and across time to give him the confidence to walk again. But Johnny has to compete against a young heir and his crooked bodyguards, who actually want to collect signatures so they can later forge checks. When Lois and the heir discover the bodyguards’ plans, Superman comes to their rescue, and then supplies Johnny with the winning autograph.

Reprints:

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #6 ([November 1947])
• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-38 (October-November 1975)
• in Superman: Past and Future (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([December] 2008)

Indexer Notes

Superman time travels under his own power for the first time. Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit by Bob Hughes 2004-12.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Flip Flop the Clown / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils:

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks:

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Comeback of a Clown (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tex Blane

Letters:

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jimminy and the Magic Book / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos?

Inks:

George Roussos?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Superboy; Robin; Jimminy

Indexer Notes

ad for new feature in More Fun Comics

The Rarest Secret in the World (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Sikela

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Fathead Gurney (introduction, villain); Lois Lane; Perry White

Synopsis:

Clark is forced to rescue a man who may know his secret ID

Indexer Notes

inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04
Contains flashback to issue #6.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Willy / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils:

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks:

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor