Superman #7

(November-December 1940)

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

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[World's Greatest Adventure Character] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Joe Shuster

Inks

Joe Shuster; Paul Cassidy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([November] 1990)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [January 2017])

Indexer Notes

Frontispiece. Paul Cassidy ink credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Three Kingpins of Crime] (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (introduction, 1st name revealed in issue #10, first appearance in comic book); Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Police Chief Watson; George Lash; Nick Norton (villain, introduction); Mike Moran (villain, introduction); Billings (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it, all so that the prosecutor wouldn't be in a position to prosecute the felon and his mobster friends.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([November] 1990)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #4 ([April] 2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([August] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [January 2017])

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

Supermen of America / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Shuster (spot illustration)

Inks

Paul Cassidy (spot Illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Greetings again, members! This time I want to talk to you about hitting the line hard...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Synopsis

Superman discusses the idea of "Hitting the Line Hard!" A code message in the Code Mercury No. 1 is given, and a coupon is provided for readers wanting to join the Supermen of America.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([November] 1990)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich.

[The Loudest Noise on Earth!] (Table of Contents: 5)

Fantastic Facts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Papp ?

Pencils

George Papp (signed as Geo. Papp)

Inks

George Papp (signed as Geo. Papp)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Chalchas the Greek

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([November] 1990)

Indexer Notes

Facts presented include the musk odor of deer; chewing gum use among stone-age people; the loudest sound on Earth when the volcano, Krakatoa, exploded; and the fact that Chalchas laughed himself to death.

Superman Is on the Radio! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Choose Yours Now! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Rinaldo's Revenge (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

G. B. Armbruster (credited)

Pencils

? (spot illustrations)

Inks

Gloria Kamen ? (spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Rinaldo; Domenick (death); Pietro (villain, death)

Synopsis

Rinaldo, a Gypsy Prince, had heard stories that his adoptive parent had stashed a fortune in gold away in the gypsy caravan, but he had always denied it. However, one night Rinaldo found his adoptive father dead, with a note in his hand stating that the young man should safely store away a fortune in gems that were his, unknowing that the gypsy chief's son was the murderer.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([November] 1990)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Craig Delich & Jerry Bails. Page 2 of the story has several advertisements, including one for Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars.

Superman Plus (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[The Gay City Plague] (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (un-named); Lois Lane; Commissioner Jim Stanley (villain, introduction); Kotzoff (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them, upon contact, to disintergrate!

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([November] 1990)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #4 ([April] 2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([August] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [January 2017])

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

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Shorty / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Fred Schwab (signed as Schwab)

Pencils

Fred Schwab (signed as Schwab)

Inks

Fred Schwab (signed as Schwab)

Colors

?

Letters

Fred Schwab

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Take that, you mutt

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Shorty (a dog)

Synopsis

Shorty gets knocked out by another dog and begins dreaming, first of birds flying about, next of a package of dog biscuits and lastly of a girl dog (before he wakes up). He looks up the other dog and asks him to hit him again!

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([November] 1990)

Hey, Fellers! Get a Genuine Superman Sweat Shirt (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Norwich Knitting Co. / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Bert Runyan's Campaign] (Table of Contents: 14)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Bert Runyan (introduction); Red Tyler (villain, introduction); Public Prosecutor Ralph Dale (villain, introduction); Nat Burly (villain, introduction); Captain McDay (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([November] 1990)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #4 ([April] 2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([August] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [January 2017])

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

Wilson Chem Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Here It Is - Better Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

The Black Gang (Table of Contents: 17)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Kennedy (editor of the Daily Pictorial); Jane Day (villain); Peter Peeker (villain); Frank Jordan (villain); unnamed other members of the Black Gang (villains, introduction)

Synopsis

Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark Kent and Lois Lane, who disguise themselves as wealthy patrons themselves to smoke out members of the gang.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([November] 1990)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #4 ([April] 2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([August] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [January 2017])

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

Baby Ruth; Butterfinger / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Announcing the New Superman Krypto-Raygun (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Be a Cowboy! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)