Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1944-05-01
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]
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

Credits by Bob Hughes.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Tops in Comics!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Wizard of Wishes!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; James Joslyn; Mrs. Wingate; George Wingate; The Prankster [as the Wizard of Wishes] (villain); Blackie Reese (villain); unnamed Professor (villain)
Synopsis:
When the Prankster is accidentally hit by an automobile, the owner, a multi-millionaire, offers his fortune to anyone who can make him happy. The Prankster creates a scheme through a phony "Wizard of Wishes" to bilk that man out of his money, that is, until Superman catches wind of the plot.
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Indexer Notes

Cape has yellow "S" on red background. Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Credits 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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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

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Grandpa Peters / comic story / 2 pages

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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ever since some leaping tunas saved his life...
Characters:
Grandpa Peters

Indexer Notes

This filler is NOT found in the Archive.

The Tycoon of Crime!
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Superman / comic story / 11 pages

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    Genre:superhero
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Superman [Clark Kent]; The Tycoon of Crime [Mr. Blob] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
A tycoon whose philosophy is is make his money work for him...dishonestly...such as stealing masterworks from art museums and using his own money to create his own art factory that makes clever forgeries to take their place. When Superman discovers this outrage, the tycoon hires engineers and scientists to discover Superman's weaknesses and to put the Man of Tomorrow out of the way!
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Indexer Notes

Cape has a yellow "S" on blue background. Credits 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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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

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Private Pete / comic story / 0.75 page

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    Genre:humor; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh boy! Home-sweet-home on a furlough...
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Private Pete

Superman's Secret Message
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Supermen of America / in-house column / 0.25 page

[The Bakery Counterfeiters]
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Lois Lane / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Sam Citron (signed as Joe)
Inks:
Don Komisarow (signed as Joe)
Colors:
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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Steve Bard (introduction); Noonan (Policeman); Carmody (Policeman); Fingers Gordon (villain, introduction); Pinball Miggsy (villain, introduction); Mr. Gratz (villain, introduction); Trigger (villain)
Synopsis:
When Lois is given the assignment to write a story on a bake shop, little does she know that that bakery is a front for the lottery racket the Police have been trying to shut down.
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

Credits changed to match Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

The Weakling
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
Ivan Arlen (credited)
Letters:
typeset

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Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page

The Pride of the Kents!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Uncle Dudley Kent; H. Postlethwaite Kent; Battlin' Buffo [Clark Kent]; George; The Kent Brothers [Ted; Ed; Jed; Ned] (villains, introduction, no relation to Clark Kent)
Synopsis:
A formerly rich man, whose relatives still think he is loaded, decides to discover just how much his relatives think of him, and holds an unusual "Kent Family Reunion", with nearly disastrous results.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Cape has yellow "S" on blue background. Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page

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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Keep Away Without Haunting License
Characters:
Casey

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside back cover.

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Eveready Batteries; Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. Tops in Comics!
  3. The Wizard of Wishes!
    Superman
  4. ["Order 'The Flash' another carton of Wheaties."]
    Wheaties
  5. ["Ever since some leaping tunas saved his life..."]
    Grandpa Peters
  6. The Tycoon of Crime!
    Superman
  7. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  8. ["Oh boy! Home-sweet-home on a furlough..."]
    Private Pete
  9. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  10. [The Bakery Counterfeiters]
    Lois Lane
  11. The Weakling
  12. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  13. The Pride of the Kents!
    Superman
  14. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  15. ["Keep Away Without Haunting License"]
    Casey the Cop
  16. ["Say, Red, do you suppose this is what the military..."]
    Eveready Batteries; Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
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  • Craig Delich
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