Superman #30

(September-October 1944)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Superman Alias Superman! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olson (sic); Lois Lane; Perry White; McGinnis (policeman); Silver Foxx (villain, introduction); Smokey (villain); Snake (villain); Pinky (villain)

Synopsis:

Lois Lane thinks Clark Kent is trying to trick her into believing he's Superman!

Reprints:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 (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).

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

Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Arch-Swindler] (Table of Contents: 5)

Lois Lane, Girl Reporter / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry] (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Jack Dover [as Parsons] (villain, introduction); Joe (villain)

Synopsis:

Lois is taken prisoner by the Dover gang, which hopes to prevent her from testifying in court against Dover's swindling capers.

Reprints:

• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #122 (May 1972)
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 (2017)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn; inker identification by Bob Hughes.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The King's Substitute! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Poltus VI (introduction; flashback); Andronicus (introduction, a seer, flashback); Johnny Poly [King Poltus VII] (introduction); Emily (Johnny's fiancee); the King's ministers (villains)

Synopsis:

Unhappy because his father-in-law to be considers him to be a nobody, Johnny Poly goes to Poltavia to bid on a picture of the nation's ancient monarch. The current King's ministers see Johnny and note his resemblance to the ancient monarch, and offer him the chance to be the new King of Poltavia. He accepts, not knowing the ministers plan to use Johnny to strip the nation of its wealth.

Reprints:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 (2017)

Indexer Notes

Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947). Alvin Schwartz used the name Vernon Woodrum when working in comics.

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

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

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

Private Pete / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

"Running this obstacle course is a cinch!"

Genre:

humor; military

Characters:

Private Pete

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Death of a Pirate (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Eric Carter (credited)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk! (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster ? (signed); Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Ira Yarbrough

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Mr. Mxyztplk (introduction)

Synopsis:

An imp from another dimension plagues Superman with practical jokes until he can make him say his name backwards.

Reprints:

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #183 (January 1966) [slightly retitled]
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) (1971) [black and white, with the Siegel and Shuster credit removed]
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, 1983 series) (1983)
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) #1 (1987)
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) ([November] 1987)
• in Superman Mannen av stål [Alle Tiders Superhelter] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2005 series) ([desember] 2005)
• in Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([December] 2006)
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #8 ([October] 2010)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 (2017)

Indexer Notes

Mxyztplk is pronounced "Mix-yizt-pulk" according to Alvin Schwartz. Name was changed to Mxyzptlk in 1958. Writer credit claimed by Jerry Siegel in a letter to Richard Morrissey that states this story was written prior to earlier printed newspaper sequence by Whitney Ellsworth and Wayne Boring.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Handy Andy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr

Inks:

Jack Farr

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

"The prince of gadgeteers..."

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Handy Andy

Indexer Notes

Art verified by Craig Delich.

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

Metro Publications / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Energy When You Need It! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)