Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 60
On-sale Date: 1943-08-24
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
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Superman / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]
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Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Total page count corrected by Ed Bird. On-sale date from copyright registration.

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

The Man Superman Refused to Help!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Murphy; Major Jonathan Ramsey (introduction); Hans Henkel (villain, introduction); 101% Americanism Society (villains, introduction)
Synopsis:
Superman helps to clear a World War I veteran who is accused of being the secret head of a subversive Fifth Column organization.
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Indexer Notes

Writer confirmed by Martin O'Hearn. Inker identification by Bob Hughes.

Get Going Full Speed Ahead
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

I Sustain the Wings!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Larry Thomas; Mary
Synopsis:
In response to a rival newspaper article claiming that the Training Aviation Cadets program at Yale University, whose purpose is to train new officers, is much too soft and lenient, Clark offers to join as a Cadet and get first hand information for the Planet.
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Indexer Notes

Story prepared by Weisinger and Ray while in the service, so really it's a very long public service ad. The splash page at the bottom reads "Prepared in cooperation with the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command, Major General Walter R. Weaver, Commanding General".

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Private Pete / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The sergeant is in the infirmary today...
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Private Pete

King of the Comic Books
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Joe Shuster (signed)
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Geezer (a comic strip character, introduction); Henry Jones [as Carson Steele] (Geezer's creator, introduction); Mr. Frederick; Nazi spies (villains); Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Göring (villain, cameo); Joseph Goebbels (villain, cameo)
Synopsis:
Superman takes on the persona of a fictional super hero in order to save the life of the character's creator from the Nazis, who are out to kill the man because he is making a laughing stock of the Führer!
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Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn.

Fair Exchange
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
Robert Lane (credited)
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typeset

How They Knock Out a Jap Machine Gun Nest
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Facts About the Service / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; advocacy

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Quiz Quik / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here is another dash of walnuts for you...

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Riddles. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Hi-Jack -- Jackal of Crime!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Jack Height; Hi-Jack [Jack Jackson, not the COMANCHE MOON artist!] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Upset by the arrest of the Puzzler and the Prankster, a new criminal appears on the scene anxious to pay off his stock losses. How? By adopting the guise of "Hi-Jack", a criminal who will hi-jack money from people, all with the help of the Man of Tomorrow!
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Indexer Notes

Page count corrected by Ed Bird. Credits changed to match Credits for Superman 28 from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

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Lightning Ju-Jitsu / advertisement / 1 page

Friend or Foe?
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Aircraft Spotters' Handbook / advertisement / 1 page

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American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  3. The Man Superman Refused to Help!
    Superman
  4. Get Going Full Speed Ahead
    Wheaties
  5. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  6. I Sustain the Wings!
    Superman
  7. ["The sergeant is in the infirmary today..."]
    Private Pete
  8. King of the Comic Books
    Superman
  9. Fair Exchange
  10. How They Knock Out a Jap Machine Gun Nest
    Facts About the Service
  11. ["Here is another dash of walnuts for you..."]
    Quiz Quik
  12. Hi-Jack -- Jackal of Crime!
    Superman
  13. [no title indexed]
    Lightning Ju-Jitsu
  14. Friend or Foe?
    Aircraft Spotters' Handbook
  15. [no title indexed]
    American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals
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  • David Banuelos
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Monagle
  • Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Stangas
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