(February 1952)

DC, 1938 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1951-12-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Man Who Conquered Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Krag the Mercurian
Reprints

Buzzy Says: "Be Yourself -- Your Best Self!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

The Man Who Conquered Superman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 11.75 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
From outer space, another Superman had come to Earth!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Krag the Mercurian (robot built by Superman); Crime Czar; Lois Lane; Perry White; Fleming
Synopsis
Clark is assigned to literally unmask the new Crime Czar. Another news story unfolds, when a spaceship evidently hailing from Mercury lands in Metropolis. From it emerges an almost exact duplicate of Superman, calling himself Krag. He proves to possess many of Superman's powers, including flight and super-strength. But Krag aligns himself with criminals, and he later gains an audience with the Crime Czar. Snatching off the mask, he is revealed to be the Mayor's assistant, Fleming. At this point Superman reveals that Krag was a robot which he operated remotely.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Out of This World; Necco / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Bank of the Future! (Table of Contents: 7)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The worlds of tomorrow have different native peoples, different customs...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Jon Whitley; Noros of Mars; Zirdo of Venus; Marvin Norrel
Synopsis
One multiple planets, units of currency are different from those of Earth: the giant coins of Mercury, for example, or the tree money of Europa. The Solar System Bank stores many such for safe keeping, but there are rumors of instability. When Tommy checks with his friend, banker Jon Whitley, these rumors prove to be correct. Some currency continues to disappear.
Reprints

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

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Radar Rescue (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Blind Man's Bluff! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No man is a match for the combined power of Congo Bill's keen eyes and quick mind!
Genre
adventure; drama; jungle
Characters
Congo Bill; Martin Hallock; Brock
Synopsis
Blinded in an accident, Bill is still determined to pursue the thieves of a map to uranium deposits.
Keywords
blindness; Burma; Gwa; maps; Pegu; Rangoon; uranium; World Wide Insurance Company

Indexer Notes

script credit from Craig Delich

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

Luden's Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Varsity Vic / 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
Miss Price asked me to get a volunteer to help out in the girls gym!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

He Challenged the Unknown (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Galloway (house name)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; history
Characters
Richard Francis Burton

The Second Vigilante! (Table of Contents: 15)

Vigilante / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When a quirk of circumstance makes possible the most brazen fraud in western history...
Genre
adventure; superhero; western-frontier
Characters
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Luke Potter [The fake Vigilante]
Synopsis
Outlaw Luke Potter sees the Vigilante fall into a ravine and decides to take his Vig-Cycle and impersonate him. The brings him acclaim and riches. Meanwhile, Greg Sanders wakes up wearing an unfamiliar costume and with no idea of his crime-fighting activities.
Reprints

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

Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 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
But, Dad--" "No buts!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

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
Stop! You thief!
Genre
humor
Reprints

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Man Who Conquered Superman!
    Superman
  2. 1. Buzzy Says: "Be Yourself -- Your Best Self!"
    Buzzy
  3. 2. The Man Who Conquered Superman!
    Superman
  4. 3. ["The tail of a comet always points away..."]
    Out of This World; Necco
  5. 4. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  6. 5. ["W-we're lost in this cave!!"]
    Dubble Bubble
  7. 6. Editorial Advisory Board
  8. 7. The Bank of the Future!
    Tommy Tomorrow
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream
  10. 9. The Radar Rescue
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  11. 10. Blind Man's Bluff!
    Congo Bill
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Luden's Cough Drops
  13. 12. ["Miss Price asked me to get a volunteer to help out in the girls gym!"]
    Varsity Vic
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. He Challenged the Unknown
  16. 15. The Second Vigilante!
    Vigilante
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  18. 17. ["But, Dad--" "No buts!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  19. 18. ["Stop! You thief!"]
    Shorty
  20. 19. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore