Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-07-02
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (uncredited); Murray Boltinoff (assistant editor, uncredited); Mort Weisinger (assistant editor, uncredited)
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page

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?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints (8)

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Fred Ray.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #39 and copyright registration.

Johnny Was "Treed Like a Coon"
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Gillette Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page

[Peril on Pogo Island]
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Superman / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Joe Shuster (layouts) (signed)
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Niles Grant; Nan Wilson; Carl Bogart (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
For doing such a great job, Lois and Clark are given a cruise vacation aboard the "Grenodier", where they meet Nan Wilson, who has inherited Pogo Island, and she invites the two to visit her island. But the superstitious natives believe that Nan is a witch and several attempts are made on her life. Superman, however, discovers that the island is being used as a base for submarines belonging to a foreign nation which prey on merchant marine vessels in neutral waters.
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[no title indexed]
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Supermen of America / in-house column / 1 page

Big News!
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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

[The Suicide Murders]
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Superman / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Thomas Corday (cameo, death); Daniel Steele (cameo, death); Robert Starbuck (cameo, death); Eugene Starbuck; Burton Steele; Senator McPhail; Max Binder; Malford; Bryson; "The Boss" (villain, introduction); Chips (villain, death)
Synopsis:
After investigating three mysterious deaths, Clark Kent writes an article on the deaths, which he believes are actually murders, carried out by the same man, a man of unusual criminal intelligence. When Superman investigates, he discovers the case is much more complex than he first thought, but proves his theory to be correct.
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Free Valuable Gifts
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Little Orphan Annie; Quaker Puffed Wheat / advertisement / 1 page

[Men of Iron and Clear for Action!]
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Good Books Worth Reading / in-house column / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, police!
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Consists of three non-related cartoons. Credits added by Craig Delich.

Fast Seller!
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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page

8 of Your Favorites
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All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page

[The Grotak Bund]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Stanley Pelham; Sam Spencer; Calvin Denby (villain, introduction); The Grotak Bund (villains, introduction)
Synopsis:
After a series of explosions at American defense industries, Superman rounds up members of the Grotak Bund, an organization that has orders to destroy certain American factories to seriously slow down U.S. defense operations.
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[no title indexed]
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Kids Stuff / cartoon / 0.67 page

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?
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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Caddy, lady?
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Indexer Notes

Comprised of four separate gag cartoons.

Everybody's Wearing Superman Moccasins
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Superman Moccasins / advertisement / 0.33 page

Safe Job
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text story / 1.5 pages

Script:
Roger Forrest (credited)
Pencils:
? (large illustration)
Inks:
? (large illustration)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:crime
Characters:
James Crewe (villain); Ames; Smith (a detective)
Synopsis:
Old Ames, bookkeeper for the Chalmers Real Estate Company, was puzzled about a robbery made by two armed thugs, and the reason for that puzzlement could only mean one thing: the robbery was an inside job!
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Yank and Doodle
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Yank and Doodle; Prize Comics / advertisement / 0.2 page

[no title indexed]
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advertisement / 0.3 page

Our Country, Right or Wrong!
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Famous American Words / cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:
Fred Ray ? (signed as FRAY)
Pencils:
Fred Ray ? (signed as FRAY)
Inks:
Fred Ray ? (signed as FRAY)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction; history
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This famous toast was given by Commodore Stephen Decatur, noted American Naval hero, at a social dinner...
Characters:
Stephen Decatur
Synopsis:
Profile of Stephen Decatur's famous words, "Our Country, Right or Wrong!" given as a toast.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Above the All-Flash Quarterly/Mutt & Jeff promo.

A Peach of a Pair!
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All-Flash Quarterly; Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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Some Fun / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Ray McGill (signed)
Pencils:
Ray McGill (signed)
Inks:
Ray McGill (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ray McGill (signed)
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:At least we're lucky to run out of gas so near this nice big filling station!
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Comprised of six one-panel gag cartoons.

[The Beasts of Luthor]
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Superman / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dudley Barnes (death); Allen Masters (villain, death); Stephen Cardine (villain, reforms, death); Lex Luthor (villain); Bill Grimes (villain, reforms, death); von Harbitz (villain, reforms, death)
Synopsis:
Lois and Clark excitedly listen to a story by a scientist, who tells them of a forced visit he made to Baracoda Island, where giant animals were artifically being breeded. However, when he discovered that he had become part of a plot to use the animals to conquer the world and set up a scientific dictatorship, he wanted no part of it and escaped to warn the outside world.
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Superman Plus!
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Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Hear Superman on the Radio!
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The Adventures of Superman Radio Show / advertisement / 0.5 page

At the Top of the Field!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["World's greatest adventure-strip character!"]
    Superman
  2. Johnny Was "Treed Like a Coon"
    Gillette Bicycle Tires
  3. [Peril on Pogo Island]
    Superman
  4. ["Greetings again, Members! There are many things that guide us in the practice of our daily lives and one of these is Responsibility."]
    Supermen of America
  5. Big News!
    Baby Ruth
  6. [The Suicide Murders]
    Superman
  7. Free Valuable Gifts
    Little Orphan Annie; Quaker Puffed Wheat
  8. [Men of Iron and Clear for Action!]
    Good Books Worth Reading
  9. ["Hey, police!"]
    Gags
  10. Fast Seller!
    Batman
  11. 8 of Your Favorites
    All-Star Comics
  12. [The Grotak Bund]
    Superman
  13. ["Caddy, lady?"]
    Kids Stuff
  14. Everybody's Wearing Superman Moccasins
    Superman Moccasins
  15. Safe Job
  16. Yank and Doodle
    Yank and Doodle; Prize Comics
  17. [no title indexed]
  18. Our Country, Right or Wrong!
    Famous American Words
  19. A Peach of a Pair!
    All-Flash Quarterly; Mutt & Jeff
  20. ["At least we're lucky to run out of gas so near this nice big filling station!"]
    Some Fun
  21. [The Beasts of Luthor]
    Superman
  22. Superman Plus!
    Action Comics
  23. Hear Superman on the Radio!
    The Adventures of Superman Radio Show
  24. At the Top of the Field!
  25. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  26. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Katie
  • mcomics
  • David Banuelos
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Michael Bradley
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Craig Delich
  • Lionel English
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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