(July 1945)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-05-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

7th War Loan (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Burnley
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And it isn't Superman who's doing this --
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints
Keywords
newspapers; stereotyping of the Japanese; World War II

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

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

People Like to Laugh! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Buzzy; All Funny Comics; Real Screen Funnies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Enchanted Mountain! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron (credited as Jerry Seigel)
Pencils
Ira Yarbrough (ghosted for Joe Shuster)
Inks
Ira Yarbrough (ghosted for Joe Shuster)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There was an age of ignorance...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; the Wizard of Wokit; Lois Lane
Synopsis
In the distant past, the small town of Morabia stands in the shadow of the Shaggy Mountains of south-eastern Europe. Miraculously, a castle appears atop a nearby mountain - that of the long-absent Wizard of Wokit. The terrified villagers cry out for a savior. Superman himself flies to their aid. On flying towards the castle, the wizard transforms into a giant falcon and they fight. After many tussles Superman destroys the mountain and the castle. In the present, Lois reads the story from a secondhand book she has bought. It is she who has transposed Superman for the champion of the village.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The splash page suggests that that the story may have happened or it may not. In fact, an early "imaginary story" which later became a staple of the feature.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mysterious Marauder! (Table of Contents: 6)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
John Daly
Inks
John Daly
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Deep in the steaming jungles of India...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Congo Bill; Gul Khan; Blake; Randall
Synopsis
While in India visiting a friend, Bill discovers a gang that's throwing travelers into a tiger pit with a hungry tiger.
Keywords
elephants; India; jewels; tigers; treasure chests

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

public service announcement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do y'want me to get really mad?!?
Genre
advocacy

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

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

Orient of the Occident! (Table of Contents: 9)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)
Inks
Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let a man's skin have a slightly different tint...
Genre
adventure; superhero; western-frontier
Characters
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Wang Shi
Synopsis
In Chinatown Greg and Stuff spot a tour bus and hear the guide spouting racist comments about the inhabitants. Unscrupulous occidental crooks prey on people by claiming to be part of the Tien Pu Tong, and demanding payment for perceived insults under penalty of death. The Vigilante and Stuff put paid to their scheme, but not before Stuff plays a bluff and threatens the lives of the crooks with Tong vengeance.

Indexer Notes

Published some months prior to the dropping of atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, this is a rare comic story which condemns racial bigotry in all forms and makes a plea for tolerance.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

In the Cards (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff (credited as Blair Bolton)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

The Pyrotechnician! (Table of Contents: 12)

Hayfoot Henry / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Kaye
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In this Sleepyside tale a burning jail...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Hayfoot Henry

Indexer Notes

Schwartz script credit removed by Craig Delich. The Who's Who states that Schwartz wrote this strip from 1946-48.

The text is written in rhyming couplets.

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

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

Crime -- Off the Record! (Table of Contents: 14)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
William White
Inks
William White
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When a crook says he's through with crime...
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Butch Baker
Synopsis
Zatara makes an appearance at the parole hearing of Butch Baker. Taking the convict aside he tells Butch that he will have a hard time committing crimes on the outside. When Butch reverts to his old larcenous ways, he feels the presence of Zatara nearby and succumbs to his magical manifestations.

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jasper / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win (signed)
Inks
Lit-Win
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Working on a big case, no doubt!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On the inside back cover.

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

Supermen of America / public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you a good American?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. 7th War Loan
    Superman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. People Like to Laugh!
    Buzzy; All Funny Comics; Real Screen Funnies
  4. 3. The Enchanted Mountain!
    Superman
  5. 4. ["Wish the boss would shift me to left field..."]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle
  7. 6. Mysterious Marauder!
    Congo Bill
  8. 7. ["Do y'want me to get really mad?!?"]
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  10. 9. Orient of the Occident!
    Vigilante
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  12. 11. In the Cards
  13. 12. The Pyrotechnician!
    Hayfoot Henry
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  15. 14. Crime -- Off the Record!
    Zatara
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
  17. 16. ["Working on a big case, no doubt!"]
    Jasper
  18. 17. ["Are you a good American?"]
    Supermen of America
  19. 18. ["Oops, pardon us, ladies!"]
    Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore