Superman #10

(May-June 1941)

Be a Cowboy! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

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

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Siegel and Shuster Studio (as Shuster Shop)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 ([December] 1991)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #2 ([September] 2016)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([July] 2018)

Indexer Notes

Frontispiece.

[The Invisible Luthor] (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Luthor (villain, bald at last); Bob Dunning (villain)

Synopsis

Metropolis is struck first by invisible robbers, then disappearing and reappearing buildings, and finally all water being shut off to residents. Superman discovers that Luthor is behind the scheme, who demands $100 million from the city and that it be delivered by the Man of Tomorrow.

Reprints

• in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, 1983 series) (1983) [(this needs verification)]
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 ([December] 1991)
• in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #1 - Superman (2005)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #6 ([April] 2009)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #2 ([September] 2016)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([August] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Luthor is bald, the first in comics. Earlier bald appearance was in the Sunday newspaper strip.

Superman has a blue "S" on a yellow background on his cape, except on page 11 where it's red, and page 13 where it's blue in one panel and green in another. The reprints colored it blue on 4 and 8 and half of 10, but red everywhere else.

The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint.

Money for You! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

Calling All Cars / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lou Paige (signed as Paige)

Inks

Lou Paige (signed as Paige)

Colors

?

Letters

Lou Paige ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

West Stewartstown, NH...

Genre

non-fiction; crime; detective-mystery

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 ([December] 1991)

Indexer Notes

Made up of five illustrated, unusual, but factual one panel cartoons involving Policemen, such as prisoners at a prison in New Hampshire that were allowed to order anything they wanted from the jail's mail-order catalog. Two of them ordered hacksaws and escaped!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Talent Agency Fraud] (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

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

Inks

Siegel and Shuster Studio (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mrs. Wallburn; Mr. Grady (villain, introductioin)

Synopsis

When Lois Lane announces to members of the Daily Planet staff that she plans to leave her reporter's job for the life of a stage and screen star, Clark smells a rat, and investigates the Grady Talent Agency, and learns that Grady is promising many women the same life career, while draining their bank accounts.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 ([December] 1991)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #6 ([April] 2009)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #2 ([September] 2016)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([August] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Superman has a blue "S" on his cape, but in the reprints, it's blue only on page 5; otherwise red. The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint.

The art credits are the result of discussions between Craig Delich and Bob Hughes. The Chronicles reprint credits the art to Leo Nowak; we previously suggested Paul Cassidy for pencils and inks.

World's Best Value! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

World's Best Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

["For thrills and adventure don't miss this issue!] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Spy Ring of Righab Bey] (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Siegel and Shuster Studio (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

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 ([December] 1991)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #6 ([April] 2009)
• in Superman: The War Years 1938-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #2 ([September] 2016)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([August] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Superman has a green "S" on his cape in its only appearance on page 12, but in the reprints, it's red. The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint.

It's a Date! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Big Leaguer (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Shute (credited)

Pencils

Cliff Young (signed) (spot illustration)

Inks

Cliff Young (signed) (spot illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Willie Albert; Coach Green; Ensign Meeks

Synopsis

Coach Green takes his star pitcher, Willie Albert, to the doctor to have his sore arm examined, and is told, that with some rest, the arm will be fine. The coach is happy and assures Willie that one day his dream to be a big league pitcher will come true...only fate steps in and Willie becomes a "big leaguer" in an entirely different fashion sooner than he thinks.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 ([December] 1991)

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich.

Starman (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Adventure Comics; Starman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.17 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Superman Is on the Radio (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

It's True! / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Admiral Byrd on his second Antarctic expedition...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 ([December] 1991)

Indexer Notes

Gives information on how much a soldier's pack weighs; how porterhouse steak got its name; how all U.S. lighthouses are painted; and what Admiral Byrd took with him on his 2nd Antarctic expedition.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Just a Sample! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

More Fun Comics; The Spectre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Dukalia Spy Ring] (Table of Contents: 19)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Siegel and Shuster Studio (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Lt. Ferguson; ex-Captain Lang; Karl Wolff (villain, introduction, death); Hall (villain)

Synopsis

A former Naval officer, discharged for conduct unbecoming to an officer, draws the attention of Karl Wolff, consul for Dukalia, a nation which believes it is superior to America, and desires to take the U.S. over. Superman investigates and discovers that this Naval officer has invented a submarine that can operate in the air, as well as on or below the surface of the ocean, and that he is a double agent being used to facilitate the capture of these spies.

Reprints

• in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) (1971) [black and white]
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, 1983 series) (1983) [black and white]
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 ([December] 1991)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #6 ([April] 2009)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #2 ([September] 2016)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([August] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Superman has a blue "S" on his cape, except it's red on page 2 (matched in the reprints). The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint.

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

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

The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Remington Rand / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Daisy Superman Krypto-Raygun (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Superman Krypto-Raygun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)