Superman: The War Years 1938-1945

(2015)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

insert or dust jacket / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Colors

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Recap of Roy Thomas' career with photograph of Roy.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

blank page(s) / 2 pages (report information)

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Title of the book on an otherwise blank white page.

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Joe Shuster ? (Superman figure); Jack Burnley (U-boat)

Inks

Wayne Boring (Superman figure); Jack Burnley (U-boat)

Colors

?

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Superman flying over U-Boat with bullets bouncing off his chest, fighter planes overhead. Superman figure is from the cover of Superman #7 and the U-Boat image is from the cover of Action Comics #54.

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Iconic pose of Superman holding an American flag underneath the title of the book. Superman illustration from the cover of Superman #24.

[Credits and Publisher information] (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Includes illustration of Superman flying and carrying field rations from the cover of Action Comics #60.

[Dedication] (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

John Sikela

Inks

John Sikela

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Dedication to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Special thanks to Joe Desris, Dean Mullaney, and Eddy Zeno.

Illustration of Superman attacking a Nazi tank from the cover of Action Comics #59.

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 8)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray; Joe Shuster; Paul Cassidy; Pete Riss; Ed Dobrotka (see notes)

Inks

Fred Ray; Paul Cassidy; George Roussos (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Table of contents includes various images from stories in the collection: Superman riding a missile from the cover of Superman #18 (pencils and inks by Fred Ray); a newspaper with the headline "Europe At War" from Action Comics #22 (pencils by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy, inks by Paul Cassidy); a Japanese naval officer from Superman #34 "The United States Navy" (pencils by Pete Riss, inks by George Roussos); American planes from Superman #25 "I Sustain the Wings" (pencils and inks by Fred Ray); and Superman carrying a snowdrift full of American soldiers from Superman #24 "Suicide Voyage" (pencils by Ed Dobrotka, inks by George Roussos).

Introduction (Table of Contents: 9)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Jack Burnley; Wayne Boring

Inks

Jack Burnley; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Joseph Goebbels

Indexer Notes

Introduction includes illustrations of Superman catching a missile from the cover of Superman #20 (pencils and inks by Jack Burnley), and of Superman with Joseph Goebbels and the Liberty Bell on Radio Berlin from the cover of Superman #26 (pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by George Roussos).

Part One: The Road to War (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Includes illustration of Superman with a member of the Army and the Navy from the cover of Superman #12.

[Action Comics #1] (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Joe Shuster

Inks

Joe Shuster

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #1 (June 1938)

Keywords

automobiles

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

Superman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

Joe Shuster (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Shuster

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As a distant planet was destroyed by old age...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent] (introduction, origin)

Synopsis

A space vehicle from a destroyed world lands on Earth, and its occupant becomes Superman. In addition, a scientific explanation for this being's powers is given.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #1 (June 1938)

Keywords

Krypton

Indexer Notes

This strip was originally prepared for newspaper publication, cut up and repaged. Black shading used.

[The Coming of Superman] (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Joe Shuster

Inks

Joe Shuster

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Shuster ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (unnamed); Lois Lane; Daily Star; Evelyn Curry; Bea Carroll (villain); Butch Matson (villain); Senator Barrows (villain); Alex Greer (villain)

Synopsis

Superman delivers a witness to the governor to stop an execution, then stops a wife-beater. Later Superman, as Clark Kent, goes out with Lois, but she earns the wrath of Butch Matson and Superman must save her. Finally, Clark is assigned a story on the South American republic of San Monte. He heads to Washington DC to find out who is behind Senator Barrows pushing legislation which will embroil the United States in a war in Europe by grabbing lobbyist Alex Greer and scaring the truth out of him.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #1 (June 1938)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in next story.

Originally prepared for newspaper publication, cut up and repaged, most probably by Joe Shuster. Vince Sullivan, Sheldon Mayer, and Harry Lampert are often cited as having done the paste-up work based on their own claims.

Black shading used.

Superman wears blue boots.

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

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

[Revolution in San Monte] (Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

Joe Shuster (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lola Cortez; George Taylor (cameo); Villains: Alex Greer; Emil Norvell

Synopsis

Clark Kent and Lois Lane are sent by editor Taylor to San Monte in South America to cover a war that is brewing. Besides saving Lois from being executed as a spy, Superman proves the war is being fomented by munitions manufacturers led by Emil Norvell.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #2 (July 1938)

Keywords

San Monte

Indexer Notes

Originally prepared for newspaper publication, cut up and repaged. No black shading used. Clark works for the [Cleveland] Evening News. Superman wears blue boots.

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

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

[Action Comics #10] (Table of Contents: 17)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Joe Shuster

Inks

Joe Shuster

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #10 (March 1939)

Keywords

fighter planes

Indexer Notes

Superman's "S" symbol is all yellow.

[Superman #1] (Table of Contents: 18)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (see notes); Leo O'Mealia (see notes)

Inks

Joe Shuster (see notes); Leo O'Mealia (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Shuster (logo design); ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #[1] ([Summer 1939])

Indexer Notes

Joe Shuster did the Superman figure and buildings originally and Leo O'Mealia did a photostat retracing and/or retouching of the figure and building backgrounds, and added the ornate detail. From GCD index for original publication.

[Two page origin of Superman] (Table of Contents: 19)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

Joe Shuster (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Shuster

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Ma (Mary) Kent (introduction, death); Pa Kent (introduction, death)

Synopsis

A rocketship, carrying an infant, rockets from the planet Krypton as it blows up, and lands on the Earth where a couple named the Kents find the baby inside the rocket and eventually adopt him. This infant boy grows up to be Superman.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #[1] ([Summer 1939])

Keywords

Krypton

Indexer Notes

First version that mentions Krypton and foster parents. First line: "Just before the doomed planet, Krypton, exploded to fragments, a scientist placed his infant son within an experimental rocket-ship, launching it toward Earth!"

Superman & Action Comics Invite You to Become a Charter Member of the Supermen of America (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

[Action Comics #17] (Table of Contents: 21)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Joe Shuster

Inks

Joe Shuster

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #17 (October 1939)

Keywords

soldiers; tanks

Superman Champions Universal Peace! (Table of Contents: 22)

Superman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

Paul Cassidy (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (first time named); Lois Lane; Professor Adolphus Runyan (dies); Ambrose (a monkey; dies); Bartow (villain; introduction); Lubane (villain; introduction; death)

Synopsis

Clark Kent is assigned to interview Professor Runyan, who claims to have invented a gas so powerful that it can penetrate any type of gas mask. A group of criminals successfully steal the formula, wishing to sell it to a munitions manufacturer so it can be used in the civil war in Boravia.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #2 (Fall 1939)
which is reprinted
• from Superman daily (McClure Syndicate, 1939 series) 1939-05-01 - 1939-06-10
• from Superman daily (McClure Syndicate, 1939 series) 1939-05-01 - 1939-06-10

Indexer Notes

Possibly Jimmy Olsen's first appearance in the Superman strip.

Part Two: War Comes to Europe (Table of Contents: 23)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes illustration of Superman riding on the nose of a plane threatening the Japanese pilot from the cover of Action Comics #63.

How Superman Would End the War (Table of Contents: 24)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Joe Shuster

Inks

Joe Shuster

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Adolf Hitler; Josef Stalin

Synopsis

If Superman actually existed, he would snatch Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin and bring them to trial at the League of Nations.

Reprints

• from Look (Cowles, 1937 series) #v4#5 (February 27, 1940)

Indexer Notes

Presented in full color. Originally published in red and black only.

[Action Comics #22] (Table of Contents: 25)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed as Shuster)

Inks

Paul Cassidy

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #22 (March 1940)

Keywords

steamshovels

Indexer Notes

"S" on cape

[Europe at War, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 26)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed); Paul Cassidy (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Paul Cassidy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (un-named in story); T-21 [Lita Laverne] (villain, introduction, foreign actress)

Synopsis

When Toran suddenly invades Galonia, Clark and Lois are sent to cover the war. On the ship to Europe, Clark saves the life of Lita Laverne, a famous foreign actress. When she later snubs him, Clark and Lois attend a reception for Lita to investigate. The reception is cut short when the city is bombed. Superman ends the bombing but discovers a neutral steamship is under attack and that Lita might have a connection.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #22 (March 1940)

Keywords

Daily Star; Galonia-Toran War

Indexer Notes

"S" on cape. The last panel is an illustrated promotional ad for The Spectre, with illustration by Bernard Baily.

[Europe at War, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 27)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

Paul Cassidy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Villains: Luthor (introduction, no first name given in this story); General Lupo

Synopsis

While on assignment with Lois Lane as Clark Kent, Superman investigates the conflict between Galonia and Toran and finds munitions manufacturer Luthor behind it. When Lois is kidnapped and taken to Luthor's colossal dirigible, Superman follows and puts an end to Luthor and the war.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #23 (April 1940)

Keywords

Daily Planet; Galonia; Toran

Indexer Notes

First mention of Daily Planet in comic book.

The last panel of this story is an illustrated promo ad for the Sandman in Adventure Comics.

[Superman #7] (Table of Contents: 28)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Joe Shuster ?

Inks

Wayne Boring

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #7 (November-December 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Sinister Sagdorf] (Table of Contents: 30)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Don Komisarow ? (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Frank Martin (death); Jeff Carlton (villain); General Sagdorf (villain, introduction); Eric Reibel (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Warned by a friend of his of 5th Columnists landing by boat in the city of Metropolis, Clark Kent, as Superman, investigates and discovers that they are planting skilled workmen as spies and saboteurs with American armament factories, as well as having a secret base in a mountainous valley, complete with a subversive army capable of striking terror and destruction from the rear when U.S. military forces are attempting to defend coastal areas against foreign invasion.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #8 (January-February 1941)

Indexer Notes

In the Table of Contents for this collection, this story is titled "The Sinister Sagdorf". It has been indexed elsewhere with the title "The Fifth Column".

[The Dukalia Spy Ring] (Table of Contents: 31)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Siegel and Shuster Studio (as Shuster Shop) (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Jim Gregg; Mary Grogan; Carter; Righab-Bey (villain, introduction); Raj (villain, Bey's assistant)

Synopsis

Lois and Clark see Jim Gregg, a clerk in the Ordnance Division of the War Department, coming out of an astrologer's office, and find it odd the man wold visit such a place. Separately, Lois, then Clark visit the evil Righam-Bey trying to learn what he is up to, but it is Superman who discovers that the ordnance clerk knows about a new bomb being tested that responds to the engines of enemy ships, and the astrologer is attempting to learn that secret for himself.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #10 (May-June 1941)

Indexer Notes

In the Table of Contents for this collection, this story is titled "The Dukalia Spy Ring". It has been indexed elsewhere with the title "The Spy Ring of Righab Bey".

[Superman #12] (Table of Contents: 32)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #12 (September-October 1941)

Keywords

Army; Navy; sailor; Veteran's Day

[Peril on Pogo Island] (Table of Contents: 33)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (layouts) (signed); Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Niles Grant; Nan Wilson; Carl Bogart (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

For doing such a great job, Lois and Clark are given a cruise vacation aboard the "Grenodier", where they meet Nan Wilson, who has inherited Pogo Island, and she invites the two to visit her island. But the superstitious natives believe that Nan is a witch and several attempts are made on her life. Superman, however, discovers that the island is being used as a base for submarines belonging to a foreign nation which prey on merchant marine vessels in neutral waters.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #12 (September-October 1941)

Keywords

Pogo Island

[Action Comics #43] (Table of Contents: 34)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #43 (December 1941)

Keywords

Nazis; parachuting

[Superman #13] (Table of Contents: 35)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; the Nazis

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #13 (November-December 1941)

[Action Comics #44] (Table of Contents: 36)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #44 (January 1942)

Keywords

artillery; Nazis; Wehrmacht

[Superman #14] (Table of Contents: 37)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #14 (January-February 1942)

Keywords

American flag

Part Three: America Goes to War (Table of Contents: 38)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Indexer Notes

Includes illustration of Superman, Batman, and Robin selling War Bonds from the cover of World's Finest Comics #8.

[Superman Daily Strips] (Table of Contents: 39)

Superman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Wayne Boring

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen ? (unnamed in strip)

Synopsis

Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Clark plans to enlist in the Army, but to his surprise is rejected.

Reprints

• from Superman daily (McClure Syndicate) 1942-02-16 - 1942-02-19

Indexer Notes

Script and Art credits as noted in this collection.

[Superman #17] (Table of Contents: 40)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Adolf Hitler; Hideki Tojo

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #17 (July-August 1942)

[Superman #18] (Table of Contents: 41)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #18 (September-October 1942)

The Conquest of a City (Table of Contents: 42)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Carl Bland (introduction, villain); Nazi sympathizers

Synopsis

Clark Kent, concerned that the people of Metropolis seem oblivious to the Nazi threat in the world, approaches editor White about writing a series of stories that will wake the citizens up to the realization that they are in danger as well.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #18 (September-October 1942)

Keywords

Metropolis

Indexer Notes

Superman has a red "S" on yellow background on his cape.

[Action Comics #54] (Table of Contents: 43)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #54 (November 1942)

Keywords

passenger liners; submarines; U-boats

[Action Comics #55] (Table of Contents: 44)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #55 (December 1942)

Keywords

aircraft; bombers; engines

[World's Finest Comics #8] (Table of Contents: 45)

Superman and Batman and Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #8 (Winter 1942)

[Superman #20] (Table of Contents: 46)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #20 (January-February 1943)

Destroyers from the Depths (Table of Contents: 47)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Ed Dobrotka (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Tom; Adolf Hitler (villain); Herr Fange (villain, introduction, dies)

Synopsis

A German inventor creates an army of Nazi controlled sea serpents that Hitler plans on using against Allied convoys.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #20 (January-February 1943)

[Action Comics #58] (Table of Contents: 48)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #58 (March 1943)

Keywords

printing presses; stereotyping of the Japanese; war bonds

[The X-Alloy] (Table of Contents: 49)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Ed Dobrotka (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Frank Lingle; Carlton Graul (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Clark Kent is the only reporter invited to the testing of a cannon made of the new X-Alloy, but when it explodes, it leads Superman to the Lingle Steel Corporation, manufacturer the alloy, only to discover the plant honeycombed with spies.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #21 (March-April 1943)

[Action Comics #59] (Table of Contents: 50)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Sikela

Inks

John Sikela

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #59 (April 1943)

Keywords

Nazis; tanks

Part Four: In for the Duration (Table of Contents: 51)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

George Roussos ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Includes illustration of Superman watching over a woman walking with member of the Army, Navy, and the Marines saying "You're My Supermen!" from the cover of Superman #29.

[Action Comics #60] (Table of Contents: 52)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #60 (May 1943)

Keywords

field rations; machine guns; US Army

Meet the Squiffles (Table of Contents: 53)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Sam Citron (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Sam Citron (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Paul Brodie; Mr. Carson; Adolf Hitler (villain); Ixnayalpay (villain, introduction); Gremlins (villains, introduction); Squiffles (villains, introduction)

Synopsis

Clark investigates the mysterious crashes of military aircraft manufactured by the Elmont Aircraft Corporation, and discovers that their test pilots have reported strange elves invading their cockpits, causing them to lose control. No one believes them until Clark and Lois fall victim to the Squiffles, as they call themselves, then Superman steps in to take charge of the matter.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #22 (May-June 1943)

Indexer Notes

Superman has a yellow "S" on his cape.

[Action Comics #62] (Table of Contents: 54)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #62 (July 1943)

Keywords

Japanese fighter planes; jungle; tanks; U.S. Army

[Superman #23] (Table of Contents: 55)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; the Nazis

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #23 (July-August 1943)

America's Secret Weapon! (Table of Contents: 56)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Sam Citron (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Sam Citron; John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Colonel McNab; Lieutenant-General Bullitt; Brigadier General Armor; Brigadier General Starrett

Synopsis

When Superman arrives at Camp Towne to make an appearance, he volunteers to participate in the war games that will take place, and is made an honorary Corporal. But after watching America's fighting men in action, and his side losing, he decides that he is not needed to fight this war, and that our boys can handle the job alone.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #23 (July-August 1943)

[Action Comics #63] (Table of Contents: 57)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #63 (August 1943)

Keywords

Japanese fighter planes; stereotyping of the Japanese

[Superman #24] (Table of Contents: 58)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #24 (September-October 1943)

Keywords

American flag

Suicide Voyage! (Table of Contents: 59)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Ed Dobrotka (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

George Roussos (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Colonel Randall (introduction); Radio Joe; Oberleutnant Kapff (villain); the Nazis (villains); the Japanese (villain)

Synopsis

Shot down by enemy gunfire and severely wounded, Colonel Randall and his men take on a group of Nazis and Japanese in the Arctic, where the enemy hopes to establish their own aerial route.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #24 (September-October 1943)

[Action Comics #66] (Table of Contents: 60)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #66 (November 1943)

Keywords

motorcycles; U.S. Army

The Man Superman Refused to Help! (Table of Contents: 61)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

George Roussos ? (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Murphy; Major Jonathan Ramsey (introduction); Hans Henkel (villain, introduction), 101% Americanism Society (villains, introduction)

Synopsis

Superman helps to clear a World War I veteran who is accused of being the secret head of a subversive Fifth Column organization.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25 (November-December 1943)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit per GCD index for original issue, listed as unknown in this collection.

I Sustain the Wings! (Table of Contents: 62)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Larry Thomas; Mary

Synopsis

In response to a rival newspaper article claiming that the Training Aviation Cadets program at Yale University, whose purpose is to train new officers, is much too soft and lenient, Clark offers to join as a Cadet and get first hand information for the Planet.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25 (November-December 1943)

Indexer Notes

Story prepared by Weisinger and Ray while in the service, so really it's a very long public service ad. The splash page at the bottom reads "Prepared in cooperation with the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command, Major General Walter R. Weaver, Commanding General".

[Superman #26] (Table of Contents: 63)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Joseph Goebbels

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #26 (January-February 1944)

Keywords

Liberty Bell

[Superman Sunday Strips #220-227] (Table of Contents: 64)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

220 - 227

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Judy King

Synopsis

Judy wants Superman to help her choose which branch of the service to join.

Reprints

• from Superman Sunday (McClure Syndicate) 1944-01-16 - 1944-03-05 [Strip numbers 220 - 227]

Indexer Notes

Script and Inker credits and Synopsis taken from GCD index of Superman: The Golden Age Sundays #[nn] - 1943-1946. This collection lists the script and inker credits as unknown.

Be a Magician! Turn Waste Paper Into War Weapons! (Table of Contents: 65)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Synopsis

Superman puts on a special show, for 100 pounds of waste paper as an admission price, to demonstrate to the kids how that much waste paper can be transformed into 115 cardboard boxes which can hold ten 20mm shells.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #28 (May-June 1944)

Indexer Notes

Paper drive feature.

[Superman #29] (Table of Contents: 66)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

George Roussos ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #29 (July-August 1944)

Indexer Notes

Ink Credit from GCD index for original issue, listed in this collection as unknown.

[Action Comics #76] (Table of Contents: 67)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #76 (September 1944)

Keywords

Japanese army; motorcycles; swords

The Rubber Band (Table of Contents: 68)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel ? (signed)

Pencils

Jon Small ? (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Joe Shuster (signed) (touch-ups); George Roussos ? (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Ben Stanger; Derby Bowser (villain, death); Johnny (villain); Crusher (villain)

Synopsis

After Derby Bowser is released from prison, his car suffers two blown out tires, which gives him an idea for a new racket: steal new tires from government shipments and sell them on the black market!

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #15 (Fall 1944)

Indexer Notes

Script and art credits from GCD index for original issue, listed in this collection as unknown.

Superman Sunday Strips #280-282 (Table of Contents: 69)

Superman / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Job Number

280-282

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Adolph Hitler; Perry White; Lois Lane; Goebbels

Synopsis

Adolph Hitler invites Superman to visit him in Germany. Then he asks him to join the Nazis and help his fellow "supermen" conquer the world. After Superman refuses and tries to leave they try to shoot him down with a V-72 rocket.

Reprints

• from Superman Sunday (McClure Syndicate) 1945-03-11 - 1945-03-25 [Strip numbers 280 - 282]

Keywords

Great Caesar's Ghost; Nazis; V-1 rocket

Indexer Notes

Script and Inker credits and Synopsis taken from GCD index of Superman: The Golden Age Sundays #[nn] - 1943-1946. This collection lists the script and inker credits as unknown.

The United States Navy (Table of Contents: 70)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Pete Riss (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Shep Shepard (introduction); Al Wade (introduction); Dan Ryan (introduction); the Japanese (villains, some die)

Synopsis

Superman has his hands full trying to convince Shep that both of his college buddies from college, now serving in various branches of the armed services, have an equally important job to do in the war effort.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #34 (May-June 1945)

Part Five: Atoms for Peace? (Table of Contents: 71)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 72)

blank page(s) / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 73)

Superman / insert or dust jacket / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel ("The Conquest of a City"); Don C. Cameron ("America's Secret Weapon")

Pencils

John Sikela ("The Conquest of a City"); Sam Citron ("America's Secret Weapon")

Inks

John Sikela ("The Conquest of a City" and "America's Secret Weapon"); Sam Citron ("America's Secret Weapon")

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Back inside dust jacket with small reproductions of pages from stories within: Superman #18 "The Conquest of a City" page 11, and Superman #23 "America's Secret Weapon" page 8 (top 2/3 of page).

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 74) (Expand) /

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