Superman #27

(March-April 1944)

Superman Appears Every Month in Action Comics (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

?

Pencils

various

Inks

various

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad, located on the inside front cover. A shield surrounds small cover reproductions of the current issues of Action Comics, Adventure Comics, All-American Comics, Detective Comics, Flash Comics, More Fun Comics, Sensation Comics, and Star Spangled Comics. No additional illustrations.

The Palace of Perilous Play! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (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]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Lottie Lovemore; Toyman [Winslow Schott] (villain)

Synopsis

Superman struggles with the schemes of the terrible Toyman, who is out to design coin machines that will make him rich and devices that will give him revenge on 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

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

Energy on the Alert! (Table of Contents: 3)

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

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?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

When Giants Meet! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (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; Paul Bunyan (introduction, meets Superman in a fantasy tale); Babe (Bunyan's ox)

Synopsis

While up in the big north woods in search of background material for articles on the lumbering industry, Clark and Lois listen to an entertaining tale about the time Superman and Paul Bunyan actually met. But when one of the listeners refuses to believe that Superman is real, the Man of Steel puts in an appearance when the cabin everyone is in is hit by lightning.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Proto-imaginary story. Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Credits 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: 5)

Clancy the Cop / comic story / 0.67 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

A guy's gotta have some company!

Genre

humor

Characters

Clancey

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? [as Rex] (signed)

Inks

? [as Rex] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Butch ain't got de nerve to hit this new kid...

Robbers' Roost! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (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; Hiram Pardee (introduction); Percival Lister (villain); Arch Angler (villain, introduction); Fingers Falvey (villain); Timothy (villain); Porky (villain)

Synopsis

Superman has to help a gawky young fellow from a country farm, who arrives in Metropolis with an inherited fortune. The young man had promised his late uncle that he'd continue to take care of pigeons his uncle had raised, not knowing that a group of criminals are using those pigeons to move stolen gems from a jewelry heist.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947)

Help Me Smash This Menace! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Joe Shuster ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Keywords

Infantile Paralysis; March of Dimes

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

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

Gosh, Pete, the top sergeant is in a real nasty mood today...

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Private Pete

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

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Shuster ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boys! Girls! Eat the super cereal you hear all about on the Superman radio program

Characters

Superman

The Artistic Touch (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Selby (credited) (house name)

Letters

typeset

Dear Diary! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (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; Randall Rocksell; Goldie Gates (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The notorious Goldie Gates convinces Randall Rocksell that if he will invest huge sums of money with him, that Rocksell will make a half-million a day on his investment. However, Superman discovers that Rocksell is being paid dividends with his own money and Gates is is perilously close to gaining the power of attorney over Rocksell's money and property.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Superman has a blue "S" on cape. Credits 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: 14)

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

New Commando Krak-a-Jap Machine Gun

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

Metro Publications / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

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

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?

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?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

American Seeds for Victory Gardens

Indexer Notes

Back cover.