Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1952-07-07
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)
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The Beast from Krypton!
(Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
Reprints (2)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!
(Table of Contents: 1)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; teen; humor

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Beast from Krypton!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
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?
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Jor-El (flashback); A snagriff (villain, introduction, death, a Kryptonian dragon)
Reprints (2)

2 More Great Magazines!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

All-American Men of War; Our Army at War / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page

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?
Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It was a swell break getting the job...

The Strong Man Club!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
An unnamed crime boss (villain); The Atlas Club (introduction)

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

Private Pete / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now that we pitched the tent...

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

Necco Wafers / advertisement / 0.5 page

The Outwitted Outlaws!
(Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 3 pages

Script:
?
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  • Genre:western-frontier

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Quick Quiz / cartoon / 0.67 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How do the moon and sun cause tides?

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

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

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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  • Genre:humor; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:That smoke signal come from White-Fox's camp...

Editorial Advisory Board
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Man Who Was Kind to Animals
(Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages

Script:
Donald Queen (credited as Don Queen)
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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction; biography
Characters:
Henry Bergh (founder of ASPCA)

The Girls in Superman's Life!
(Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Lana Lang (first appear in Superman, as an adult); Mrs. Lewis Lang; Superboy (flashback); Lens Lewis (villain, introduction)
Reprints (3)

Extra! Howie's in the Army!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Here's Howie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

You'll Howl with Hope!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

The Adventures of Bob Hope / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

Sagebrush Sam / comic story / 0.67 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hmm - One of them artists at work!

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

Supermen of America / in-house column / 0.33 page

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Beast from Krypton!
    Superman
  2. Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!
    Buzzy
  3. The Beast from Krypton!
    Superman
  4. 2 More Great Magazines!
    All-American Men of War; Our Army at War
  5. ["Golly, he's good!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. ["It was a swell break getting the job..."]
    Varsity Vic
  7. The Strong Man Club!
    Superman
  8. ["Now that we pitched the tent..."]
    Private Pete
  9. [no title indexed]
    Necco Wafers
  10. The Outwitted Outlaws!
  11. ["How do the moon and sun cause tides?"]
    Quick Quiz
  12. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  13. ["That smoke signal come from White-Fox's camp..."]
    Chief Hot Foot
  14. Editorial Advisory Board
  15. The Man Who Was Kind to Animals
  16. The Girls in Superman's Life!
    Superman
  17. Extra! Howie's in the Army!
    Here's Howie
  18. You'll Howl with Hope!
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  19. ["Hmm - One of them artists at work!"]
    Sagebrush Sam
  20. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  21. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  22. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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