Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949-10-31
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)
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Superman / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
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Superman [Clark Kent]; Orson Welles
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On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Kodak / advertisement / 1 page

Black Magic on Mars!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Superman; Orson Welles; Martler (intro, villain); other Martians (intro); Nancy Guild; Perry White; Lois Lane
Synopsis:
Orson accidentally gets trapped in a rocket to Mars where he meets Martian Nazis. Because of his fictional 1938 broadcast about a Martian invasion, no one on Earth believes his broadcast pleas for help, except Superman.
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Promotes the new Orson Welles film Black Magic, in which Nancy Guild co-starred. Superman's first visit to Mars.

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Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page

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Dale Evans Comics; Jimmy Wakely / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The People vs. Superman!
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Superman / comic story / 10 pages

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Superman; The Ace (intro, villain); Lois Lane; Perry White
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Superman is arrested for the murder of Clark Kent.
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First extensive use of super-ventriloquism.

How Football Began
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  • Genre:non-fiction

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origin of football

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Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page

Superboy Says "Give Your Town a Present!"
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Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; superhero
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Superboy

Pioneer Days in Oregon
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Up, Up and Away!
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World's Finest Comics; Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Superman's Secret Message
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Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Peg / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yessir! Seeing the world -- That's living!
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Editorial Advisory Board
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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Nothing like being in business for yourself...

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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page

Mr. Mxyztplk, Hero!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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Superman; Mr. Mxyztplk; Larissa Lee (intro, another LL!); Perry White; Lois Lane
Synopsis:
Mxyztplk falls in love with actress Larissa Lee and decides to become a hero in order to impress her.
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redone in Superman #174

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Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page

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National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page

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Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["The man who startled America does it again!"]
    Superman
  2. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. Black Magic on Mars!
    Superman
  4. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
  5. ["2 great western stars..."]
    Dale Evans Comics; Jimmy Wakely
  6. The People vs. Superman!
    Superman
  7. How Football Began
  8. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka
  9. Superboy Says "Give Your Town a Present!"
    Superboy
  10. Pioneer Days in Oregon
  11. Up, Up and Away!
    World's Finest Comics; Action Comics
  12. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  13. ["Yessir! Seeing the world -- That's living!"]
    Peg
  14. Editorial Advisory Board
  15. ["Nothing like being in business for yourself..."]
    Shorty
  16. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  17. Mr. Mxyztplk, Hero!
    Superman
  18. [no title indexed]
    Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co.
  19. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  20. [no title indexed]
    Daisy B-B Guns
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