(February 1946)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-12-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of December 14 in ad in Mutt & Jeff #20.

Christmas 'round the World (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas; Christmas trees; globes

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit by Craig Delich. We previously credited Jack Burnley.

Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #93
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Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

E Is for Elephant (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Christmas 'Round the World! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron ? (ghosted for Jerry Siegel)
Pencils
Ira Yarbrough (ghosted for Joe Shuster)
Inks
Stan Kaye (ghosted for Joe Shuster)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just as the Eskimo's fur parka differs...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Pablo; Mai-Ling; Jon Bjornsen; Eric Bjornsen; Ed; George; Chief Kukulak; Li-Tan; Tashya Vatkoff; Sonya Vatkoff; Ivan Vatkoff; Boris Vatkoff; Hans Vroom; Juan
Synopsis
As Superman reunites refugees with their families all over the world, he witnesses many different ways of celebrating Christmas.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas

Indexer Notes

credits by Bob Hughes

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Gerard (signed)
Inks
Dave Gerard (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's in case you forget to eat your Wheaties...
Genre
non-fiction; sports

An Old Fashioned Girl! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Al Schwartz
Pencils
Stan Kaye (signed)
Inks
Stan Kaye (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Not even in Sleepyside can one find...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Hayfoot Henry

Indexer Notes

The text is written in rhyming couplets.

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

Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
His super-magnetic powers avert disaster...
Genre
superhero

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win (signed)
Pencils
Lit-Win (signed)
Inks
Lit-Win (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! I always wanted to be a fireman...
Genre
humor

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

Fleers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Desert Cunning (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
V. V. Dredaine (credited) (house name)
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Old John Rainey; Tom Wilson

Way Down East! (Table of Contents: 10)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)
Inks
Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
With the finest of sea foods...
Genre
superhero; western-frontier
Characters
The Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Anders
Synopsis
Greg and Stuff are vacationing in a small coastal village, where fishing is a major local industry. They are amazed to see a captain unloading a cargo of canned lobsters, and eventually uncover a scheme to smuggle diamonds in the cans and bring the villains to justice.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Jasper / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Jasper -- I didn't know you were a big game hunter!
Genre
humor

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

History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Shorty / 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
It's nice being on an aircraft carrier...
Genre
humor

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Magic of Music! (Table of Contents: 16)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
William White (signed as W F White)
Inks
William White (signed as W F White)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Ralph; Paul Revere; Kit Carson
Synopsis
Zatara overhears boys calling Ralph a sissy for choosing to practice his violin rather than play baseball. He conjures up for them scenes from the Revolutionary War, a wagon train journey with Kit Carson, and an encounter with Indians, in all of which music played an important role. As the magic fades all the scoffers have a new appreciation of music.

Henry Iba (Table of Contents: 17)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

"Vest Pocket" Power (Table of Contents: 20)

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Christmas 'round the World
    Superman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. E Is for Elephant
  4. 3. Christmas 'Round the World!
    Superman
  5. 4. ["That's in case you forget to eat your Wheaties..."]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. An Old Fashioned Girl!
    Hayfoot Henry
  7. 6. ["His super-magnetic powers avert disaster..."]
    Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes
  8. 7. ["Gosh! I always wanted to be a fireman..."]
    Daffy & Doodle
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Fleers
  10. 9. Desert Cunning
  11. 10. Way Down East!
    Vigilante
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  13. 12. ["Gosh, Jasper -- I didn't know you were a big game hunter!"]
    Jasper
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  15. 14. ["It's nice being on an aircraft carrier..."]
    Shorty
  16. 15. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  17. 16. Magic of Music!
    Zatara
  18. 17. Henry Iba
    Wheaties
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  21. 20. "Vest Pocket" Power
    Eveready
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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