Superman #25

(November-December 1943)

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

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

The Man Superman Refused to Help! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

George Roussos ? (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Murphy; Major Jonathan Ramsey (introduction); Hans Henkel (villain, introduction); 101% Americanism Society (villains, introduction)

Synopsis

Superman helps to clear a World War I veteran who is accused of being the secret head of a subversive Fifth Column organization.

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #7 ([June] 2006)
• in Superman: The War Years 1938-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Writer confirmed by Martin O'Hearn. Inker identification by Bob Hughes.

Get Going Full Speed Ahead (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

I Sustain the Wings! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Larry Thomas; Mary

Synopsis

In response to a rival newspaper article claiming that the Training Aviation Cadets program at Yale University, whose purpose is to train new officers, is much too soft and lenient, Clark offers to join as a Cadet and get first hand information for the Planet.

Reprints

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-18 (July 1973)
• in America at War: The Best of DC War Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
• in America at War: The Best of DC War Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (October 1979)
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #7 ([June] 2006)
• in Superman: The War Years 1938-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Story prepared by Weisinger and Ray while in the service, so really it's a very long public service ad. The splash page at the bottom reads "Prepared in cooperation with the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command, Major General Walter R. Weaver, Commanding General".

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

Private Pete / comic story / 1 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

The sergeant is in the infirmary today...

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Private Pete

King of the Comic Books (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Geezer (a comic strip character, introduction); Henry Jones [as Carson Steele] (Geezer's creator, introduction); Mr. Frederick; Nazi spies (villains); Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Göring (villain, cameo); Joseph Goebbels (villain, cameo)

Synopsis

Superman takes on the persona of a fictional super hero in order to save the life of the character's creator from the Nazis, who are out to kill the man because he is making a laughing stock of the Führer!

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #284 (February 1975)
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #7 ([June] 2006)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)

Keywords

Superman's Mountain Retreat

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn.

Fair Exchange (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Lane (credited)

Letters

typeset

How They Knock Out a Jap Machine Gun Nest (Table of Contents: 9)

Facts About the Service / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Lehti (signed as Sgt. Jack Lehti)

Pencils

Jack Lehti (signed as Sgt. Jack Lehti)

Inks

Jack Lehti (signed as Sgt. Jack Lehti)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Quiz Quik / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Farr

Pencils

Jack Farr

Inks

Jack Farr

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here is another dash of walnuts for you...

Indexer Notes

Riddles. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Hi-Jack -- Jackal of Crime! (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger ? (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Sam Citron (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Don Komisarow (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Jack Height; Hi-Jack [Jack Jackson, not the COMANCHE MOON artist!] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Upset by the arrest of the Puzzler and the Prankster, a new criminal appears on the scene anxious to pay off his stock losses. How? By adopting the guise of "Hi-Jack", a criminal who will hi-jack money from people, all with the help of the Man of Tomorrow!

Reprints

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #7 ([June] 2006)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Page count corrected by Ed Bird. Credits changed to match Credits for Superman 28 from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

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

Lightning Ju-Jitsu / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Friend or Foe? (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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