(November 1947)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-09-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints

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

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

Y Is for Yak (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Man Who Was Honest! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Jerry Siegel]
Pencils
Ira Yarbrough ? (ghosted for Joe Shuster)
Inks
Win Mortimer ? (credited as Joe Shuster)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Human nature has changed little...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dr. Carl Sand (criminologist); Henry Royce (head of welfare league); John Carver (alderman candidate); Mrs. Bixby; Lloyd Marwick (president, Scientific Truth Society); Sam Nichols (photographer); Mike Chesney (mobster); Pinky (criminal); Nix (criminal)
Synopsis
After a famous criminologist states that no person is completely honest, Lois is assigned a story to find an honest man, with an assist from Superman.
Reprints

Wally Butts (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jimminy and the Magic Book; More Fun Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Floating Gold! (Table of Contents: 6)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Congo Bill; Jim Ryan; Danny Ryan; Jane Ryan
Synopsis
Bill helps put down a mutiny of a whaling ship.
Keywords
ambergris; Pacific Ocean; sperm whales; Tara Luma (Pacific island); whaling; whaling schooner

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Racing to the Rescue (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Canines and the Crooks! (Table of Contents: 9)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
William White
Inks
William White
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zatara's talents are many and varied...
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; James; Jupiter (a trained dog)
Synopsis
Zatara magically helps a fellow vaudeville performer to rescue his trained dog from unscrupulous crooks.
Reprints

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

Spalding Sports Equipment / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Doctor Specs / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Phil Berube (signed)
Pencils
Phil Berube (signed)
Inks
Phil Berube (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm... This is the third time that nervy guy has come here...
Genre
humor
Characters
Doctor Specs

The Mountain Trail (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Bright Star Flashlight Battery / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Goshawful Ghost! (Table of Contents: 13)

Hayfoot Henry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Al Schwartz
Pencils
Stan Kaye
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a chase or a clinch Hayfoot Henry's a cinch...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Hayfoot Henry; Ecto P. Goshawful; Desperate Danny the Duke (crook); Morganbilt Smoots; Countess Toots
Synopsis
Hayfoot Henry investigates goings on in a haunted house.

Indexer Notes

The text is written in rhyming couplets.

On Target (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Drexel Dean
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
March right into the kitchen and wash all the dishes...
Genre
humor

Wheels of Danger! (Table of Contents: 16)

Vigilante / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos (signed as Roussos)
Inks
George Roussos (signed as Roussos)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Death wins a nerve-shattering classic of the speedway...
Genre
adventure; superhero; western-frontier
Characters
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Vince Burl (crook); Floyd Gill (crook); Pop Gunn; Flash Lister
Synopsis
The Vigilante investigates a murder and a robbery at a speedway track.

More Exciting Than Fiction! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Real Fact Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Parker Johns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Y Is for Yak
  4. 3. The Man Who Was Honest!
    Superman
  5. 4. Wally Butts
    Wheaties
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Jimminy and the Magic Book; More Fun Comics
  7. 6. Floating Gold!
    Congo Bill
  8. 7. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  9. 8. Racing to the Rescue
    U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  10. 9. The Canines and the Crooks!
    Zatara
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Spalding Sports Equipment
  12. 11. ["Hmm... This is the third time that nervy guy has come here..."]
    Doctor Specs
  13. 12. The Mountain Trail
    Bright Star Flashlight Battery
  14. 13. The Goshawful Ghost!
    Hayfoot Henry
  15. 14. On Target
  16. 15. ["March right into the kitchen and wash all the dishes..."]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  17. 16. Wheels of Danger!
    Vigilante
  18. 17. More Exciting Than Fiction!
    Real Fact Comics
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Parker Johns
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn Shoes
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