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(September 1945)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
Detective Comics, Inc.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Color:
color
Dimensions:
standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Binding:
saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600)
Publishing Format:
was ongoing series

["Abracadabra...alacazam...carpet, go faster!"] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils:
Joe Shuster
Inks:
John Sikela
Colors:
?
Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Hocus; Pocus
Keywords:
flying carpets; polar bears; rabbits; the Arctic
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The Adventure of the Stingy Men (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Shuster
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Hocus; Pocus

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit by Bob Hughes 5/07. Originally incorrectly said John Sikela.

The Clue of the Crazy Rhyme (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script:
Al Schwartz
Pencils:
Stan Kaye
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Genre:
humor; detective-mystery
Characters:
Hayfoot Henry

Darts of Death! (Table of Contents: 3)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:
?
Pencils:
Edwin Smalle
Inks:
Edwin Smalle
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Congo Bill; Barter; Manuel
Synopsis:
While in South America, Bill exposes a pair of treasure hunters who are murdering well-heeled visitors.
Keywords:
Amazon jungle; blowguns; clarinets; gold mines

The Avengers (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:
Ted Udal ? [as Ted Loury]
Letters:
typeset

Of Cops and Robbers (Table of Contents: 5)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:
?
Pencils:
Mort Meskin [as Mort Morton Jr.]
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Vigilante

Pranks and Parrots (Table of Contents: 6)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:
?
Pencils:
W. F. White
Inks:
W. F. White
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Zatara
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Abracadabra...alacazam...carpet, go faster!"]
    Superman
  2. 1. The Adventure of the Stingy Men
    Superman
  3. 2. The Clue of the Crazy Rhyme
    Hayfoot Henry
  4. 3. Darts of Death!
    Congo Bill
  5. 4. The Avengers
  6. 5. Of Cops and Robbers
    Vigilante
  7. 6. Pranks and Parrots
    Zatara
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Matthew Head
  • Peter Croome
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Klein
  • Jon Ingersoll
  • Diverse Hands
  • Brian Mowbray
  • John Greb
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Carlos Tasada
  • John Douglas Miceli
  • Kyle Weber
  • Terry Watkins
  • Allen Ross
  • Jerry Hillegas
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Bob Hughes
  • Darrel McCann
  • Ed Boner
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