Superman #14

(January-February 1942)

Tom Had the Merriest Christmas Ever! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Concerts of Doom] (Table of Contents: 2)

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; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Rudolph Krazinski (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

When people who attend a concert at Plymouth Hall are robbed, seemingly without their knowledge, Clark and Lois attend the next evening's concert to see if lightning strikes twice. It does, and Clark discovers that mass hypnotism is involved, which makes it all the worse a few nights later when the concert is broadcast over the airwaves, making people fall asleep while listening to the program, and allowing criminals to rob them blind.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #4 ([July] 1994)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #8 ([June] 2010)
• 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 Archive.

Supermen of America (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Superman Krypto-Raygun (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[The Invention Thief] (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 12 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; Lois Lane; Chet Farnsworth (intro); Jim Baldwin (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

When young Chet Farnsworth's invention, a fire extinguishing powder, is successfully used to put out a tenement fire, the young man hastily signs a contract with an unscrupulous man, not realizing that he has just signed the rights and any profits away to him.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #4 ([July] 1994)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #8 ([June] 2010)
• 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 Archive.

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

Rollin Stone / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ray McGill (signed)

Pencils

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ray McGill (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lissen, Stone! I'll give you 24 hours to find a job...

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Chemcraft / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Jinx Job (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Norman Goss (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

The Undersea City (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Chet Furnall; Princess Kuella (introduction, death); King Saffro (introduction, death); the Mer-people (deaths); Akthar (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Perry sends Lois and Clark out to cover a fisherman's story that he has spotted a living mermaid. Lois dismisses it after the interview, but Clark decides to investigate further and discovers the man is telling the truth. The mermaid tells the Man of Tomorrow that her father's evil adviser is planning to invade the land world and must be stopped.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #4 ([July] 1994)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #8 ([June] 2010)
• 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

1st Mermaid story in Superman feature. Compare with "The Girl in Superman's Past" in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

Good Books and Movies / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank (credited)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Books reviewed include "The Young Douglas" by Jeanette Covent Nolan and "Sgt. York" starring Gary Cooper.

Keywords

book reviews; movie reviews

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Marked Man (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script

Edgar Weston (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

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

Lionel / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Clancy the Cop / 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

Gosh, a real tent circus...

Genre

humor

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

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

-And Here's Top Value (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

The Lightning Master (Table of Contents: 19)

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; Lightning Master (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Superman responds to a horrible lightning storm that is wreaking havoc all over Metropolis.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #4 ([July] 1994)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #8 ([June] 2010)
• 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

Lightning Master next seen in ALL-STAR SQUADRON ANNUAL #2.

And Now the "Big Seven" Becomes the "Big Eight"! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Modern Concise Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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