([March 12] 1945)
DC,
1944 Series
- Price
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 1945-03-12
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Superman Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication; U.S. Navy
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor); Josette Frank (editorial advisory board); Lauretta Bender (credited as Dr. Lauretta Bender) (editorial advisory board); Pearl S. Buck (editorial advisory board); C. Bowie Millican (credited as Dr. C. Bowie Millican) (editorial advisory board); W. W. D. Sones (credited as Dr. W. W. D. Sones) (editorial advisory board); Robert Thorndike (credited as Dr. Robert Thorndike) (editorial advisory board); Gene Tunney (credited as Commander Gene Tunney) (editorial advisory board)
Issue Notes
Additional editing was needed on this comic to turn it into a partial text book.
The on sale date is from the publication date as reported to the U.S. Copyright Office in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 40, January-December 1945, Numbers 1-4. Class B periodical. Copyright registration #B 674693.Keywords educational; giveaway; promotion; reprint; superhero
The on sale date is from the publication date as reported to the U.S. Copyright Office in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 40, January-December 1945, Numbers 1-4. Class B periodical. Copyright registration #B 674693.
[Superman #34]
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
-
from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #34 (May-June 1945)
-
Indexer Notes
Jack Burnley confirmed the art on this cover.
To the Instructor:
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Editorial advisory board information, indicia, and an introduction to instructors on how to use the comic.
The United States Navy!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)
- Pencils
- Pete Riss (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- George Roussos (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; war
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Shep Shepard; Al Wade; Dan Ryan; the Japanese (villains, some die)
- Synopsis
- Superman has his hands full trying to convince Shep that both of his college buddies from college, now serving in various branches of the armed services, have an equally important job to do in the war effort.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #34 (May-June 1945) [with simplified wording]
-
Indexer Notes
Story with simplified text.
How Well Did You Read?
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
[no title indexed]
Lois Lane / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Whitney Ellsworth (signed as Jerry)
- Pencils
- Pete Riss (signed as Joe)
- Inks
- Stan Kaye ? (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All right I'll send someone, but you had better not trick us,...
- Genre
- detective-mystery; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Perry White; Mr. Marvin (villain, real estate broker); Moke Henders (villain)
- Synopsis
- Lois turns the tables on a real estate broker who tries to get Lois to make a recorded statement incriminating her boss, Perry White.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #34 (May-June 1945)
-
Indexer Notes
Story with simplified text.
Full logo title is: "Lois Lane Girl Reporter."
How Well Did You Read?
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
Superman and the Magic Ball!
Superman / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)
- Pencils
- Pete Riss (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- George Roussos (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; John Prester (prospector); Pick Perkins (villain); King Conn (villain); Lefty (villain); Torch (villain)
- Synopsis
- Lois and Clark, not able to find anything exciting enough to write about, visit a fortune teller, and Clark sees an amazing thing in the mystic's crystal ball.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #34 (May-June 1945) [with simplified wording, original title "The Canyon that Went Berserk"]
-
- Keywords
- imaginary story
Indexer Notes
This is an imaginary story.
Re-titled story and simplified text.
How Well Did You Read?
text article / 2 pages
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
Using Words You Have Read
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
Superman Leaves the Navy
Superman / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Indexer Notes
Story with simplified text.
How Well Did You Read?
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
When the World Got Tired!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger (signed as Jerry Siegel)
- Pencils
- Pete Riss (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Stan Kaye (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Luthor (villain); Koda (alien villain, death); Goki (alien villain, death)
- Synopsis
- Luthor enlists the aid of two aliens from the planet Attar to conquer the world by using a ray on the earth people that makes them lazy.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #34 (May-June 1945) [with simplified wording]
-
Indexer Notes
Story with simplified text.
How Well Did You Read?
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A quiz for reading comprehension concerning previous story.
Alphabetical Word List (398 words)
text article / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
A listing of 398 words used in the comic stories.
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Back cover.
Yellow crossed anchors (representing the U.S. Navy) against a solid blue background, with the following text:
"This book has been prepared by the publisher, with the cooperation of the Training Activity of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, for use as a supplementary reader and workbook in Special Navy Training Units."
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Superman #34]
Superman -
1.
To the Instructor:
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2.
The United States Navy!
Superman -
3.
How Well Did You Read?
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4.
["All right I'll send someone, but you had better not trick us,..."]
Lois Lane -
5.
How Well Did You Read?
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6.
Superman and the Magic Ball!
Superman -
7.
How Well Did You Read?
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8.
Using Words You Have Read
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9.
Superman Leaves the Navy
Superman -
10.
How Well Did You Read?
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11.
When the World Got Tired!
Superman -
12.
How Well Did You Read?
-
13.
Alphabetical Word List (398 words)
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14.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Alexandros Diamantidis
- James Ludwig
- Tony R. Rose
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