Superman #13

(November-December 1941)

Rain (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Gillette Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Glover's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Light] (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

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

Inks

Leo Nowak

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Senator Tom Billingsley; The Light [Lex Luthor] (villain)

Synopsis

Superman must battle Lex Luthor who is disguised as The Light, a criminal who kidnaps prominent men from many different fields, hypnotizes them with colored lights, and makes them do his bidding.

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)
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #4 ([July] 1994)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #7 ([September] 2009)
• 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

Joe Shuster not listed in credits in Superman Archives #4. Story title from the Archives reprint.

Energy to Perform (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Supermen of America (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[The Archer] (Table of Contents: 6)

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]; Jimmy Olsen (name Jimmy revealed); Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Thomas Gayford (death); Amos Kendrick; The Archer [Quigley] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

A new villain hits the front pages of Metropolis' newspapers, a villain who prefers hunting human beings for profit rather than animals, and when Perry White cannot locate Lois or Clark to cover the story, a young office boy at the Daily Planet takes on the job himself --- and gets his first by-line!

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)
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988])
• in Stålmannen jubileumsalbum (SatellitFörlaget, 1989 series) (1989)
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [May 1989])
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #4 ([July] 1994)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #7 ([September] 2009)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #26 - JLA - Der Nagel
• 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

Jimmy Olsen is blonde-haired in this story; last name Olsen not used until issue #15. This is Jimmy's first definite appearance in a comic book. First named appearance was on the Superman radio program. Story title from the Archives reprint.

[Lost Lagoon and The Reluctant Dragon] (Table of Contents: 7)

Good Books and Movies / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank (signed)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

book reviews; movie reviews

Indexer Notes

Books reviewed include "Lost Legion" by Armstrong Sperry and Walt Disney's "The Reluctant Dragon."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Laff Lines / cartoon / 0.44 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is Mr. Rogers expecting you?

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.22 page (report information)

Everybody's Wearing Superman Moccasins (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Superman Moccasins / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Baby on the Doorstep] (Table of Contents: 11)

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]; Lois Lane; Bob Pierson (a baby, introduction); Clara Pierson (his mother); Leila (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Clark Kent receives a note to go to a certain address to pick up a baby and to care for it for a few days. But when attempts are made to kidnap the child, Superman intervenes and discovers that the mother was trying to protect the child from enemy agents who believed she knew the secret of her late husband's war-time invention.

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #253 (June 1972)
• in Giant Lois Lane Album (K. G. Murray, 1964 ? series) #13 ([Circa 1974-1976])
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #4 ([July] 1994)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #7 ([September] 2009)
• 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

Story title taken from the Archives reprint.

Good Company! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Here's Top Value! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Sailor's Shawl (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Cliff Young (signed)

Inks

Cliff Young (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / cartoon / 2 pages (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

It's sure nice of your dad to give you such a swell car...

Genre

humor

Characters

Jerry the Jitterbug

The "Big Six" Now Becomes the "Big Seven" (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

[The City Beneath the Earth] (Table of Contents: 17)

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; Tulan (introduction); Kyack (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Superman discovers an underground civilization beneath Metropolis that has been using a ray apparatus to destroy buildings in Metropolis and elsewhere. He meets with Kyack and learns that this civilization once populated the Earth before the ice age, and the glaciers forced them underground, where they built their new civilization. Now they are planning an invasion of the Earth's surface and restore the rule they once had over it.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #4 ([July] 1994)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #7 ([September] 2009)
• 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

Story title taken from the Archives reprint.

Choose Your Prize (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Boys and Girls It's Free! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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