Superman #7

(November-December 1940)

[World's Greatest Adventure Character] (Table of Contents: 1)

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 ([October] 1990)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([November] 2016)

Indexer Notes

Frontispiece. Paul Cassidy ink credit added by Craig Delich 2010-1-5.

[The Three Kingpins of Crime] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

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

Inks:

Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

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 ([October] 1990)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #4 (2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([June] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([November] 2016)

["Greetings again, Members! This time I want to talk to you about Hitting the Line Hard--..."] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (spot illustration)

Inks:

Paul Cassidy (spot Illustration)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

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 ([October] 1990)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006).

"The Loudest Noise on Earth!" (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script:

George Papp ?

Pencils:

George Papp [as Geo. Papp] (signed)

Inks:

George Papp [as Geo. Papp] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Chalchas the Greek

Reprints:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 ([October] 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: 5) (Expand) /

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

[Fine Prizes, Choose Yours Now!] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Superman / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Rinaldo's Revenge (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

G. B. Armbruster (signed)

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 ([October] 1990)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Craig Delich & Jerry Bails (January, 2006). Page 2 of the story has several advertisements, including one for Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars.

[Superman Plus] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Gay City Plague] (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

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

Inks:

Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

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 ([October] 1990)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #4 (2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([June] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([November] 2016)

["Listen to the Superman Radio Program..."] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

["Take that, you mutt"] (Table of Contents: 11)

Shorty / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Fred Schwab [as Schwab] (signed)

Pencils:

Fred Schwab [as Schwab] (signed)

Inks:

Fred Schwab [as Schwab] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Schwab

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

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 ([October] 1990)

Indexer Notes

This page also contains an for Superman clothing apparel, such as shirts and shorts.

[Bert Runyan's Campaign] (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

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 ([October] 1990)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #4 (2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([June] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([November] 2016)

[Wilson Chem Co.] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

["Here it is--Better than ever!] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

The Black Gang (Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

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

Inks:

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

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); un-named 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 ([October] 1990)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #4 (2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([June] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([November] 2016)

["It's fun! It's a frolic! ... and Good eating, too!"] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth and Butterfinger Candy bars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Announcing the New Superman Krypto Raygun] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Be a Cowboy!] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page (report information)