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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Paul Lauretta ?
Letters:
typeset; Joe Shuster (logo design)
Notes:
Joe Shuster hand drew Superman logos until the classic Ira Schnapp logo appears with Superman (DC, 1939 Series) #6 (September-October 1940).
STORY DETAILS
Title:
Superman, World's Greatest Adventure Character
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Wayne Boring
Notes:
Frontispiece.
Title:
The Slot Machine Racket
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Jensen; Harde; Slug Kelly (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Lois and Clark are very concerned when they see business owners trying to induce children into their stores to play slot machines, placed there by the goons of "Slug" Kelly. When the duo are held captive by Kelly and threatened with death, Superman takes over to clean house of the machines and the mugs responsible for them.
Pages:
13.000
Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Paul Cassidy (pages 1-8); Wayne Boring (pages 9-13) [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inks:
Paul Cassidy (pages 1-8); Paul Lauretta (pages 9-13) [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Notes:
The Planet's rival paper, The Morning Pictorial, is introduced.
Title:
Super Strength: Rules for Summer Living
Characters:
Superman
Synopsis:
Superman reminds his readers to get plenty of rest, eat right, gets lots of exercise and drink plenty of milk.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jerry Siegel
Pencils:
Dennis Neville ?
Inks:
Dennis Neville ?
Notes:
The page features an inset picture of Superman, illustrated by Joe Shuster, plus an illustrated plug for Jowett Books on physical strength at the bottom.
Title:
Campaign Against the Planet
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Zachary Collum (introduction, publisher of the Morning Pictorial); Lois Lane; Burt Mason (introduction, publisher of the Daily Planet); George Taylor; Representative Barnes; Alex Evell (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Punk politician Alex Evell, because of his growing political power, is out to buy the Planet's competitor, so that he will have a newspaper to back up his political dealings. But Evell doesn't like Clark Kent and his scathing articles about him, so the crook sets out to buy out the Planet as well..or else!
Pages:
13.000
Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inks:
Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Title:
Power of the Press
Characters:
Bill Harkness; The Great Gordon (ventriloquist)
Synopsis:
Bill Harkness, a reporter for just two days, swelled with pride at the dedication of the new State Hospital, the top story of that time. Afterwards, he entered the building to look around, and bumped into one of the patients, the Great Gordon, the best ventriloquist of his day. Bill learned that this man had a son named Johnny, but then was interrupted by the Superintendent who wished that Harkness had never talked to the man. When he asked why, Harkness was finally told the secret of Gordon's son...he was the dummy he had used in his act!
Pages:
2.000
Script:
George Shute (signed)
Pencils:
Bernard Baily
Inks:
Bernard Baily
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
The text story is surrounded by a variety of ads for such things as Baby Ruth candy bars, roller skates and more.
Title:
Luthor's Incense Menace
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Mr. Gregory (villain, death); Borden Mosely (villain); Lex Luthor (villain, with grey hair)
Synopsis:
Clark Kent smells a rat when he enters several offices of financial wizards, hoping to find out why they are profiting during a time of extreme depression, and noting a sickening sweet smell of incense in the air. Superman discovers that it involves a plot by Luthor, who uses the narcotic incense to inslave the men and thus profit off their ventures.
Pages:
13.000
Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks:
Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Notes:
Superman uses his powers to reshape his features for the first time.
Boring inker credit from Craig Delich; we previously suggested Paul Cassidy.
Title:
Murder in the Wind
Characters:
Pert Blair; Jared Greene (villain); Clare Sanders; Doc Chalmers; Tom Larkin (death)
Synopsis:
People were very surprised when young Pert Blair was elected Sheriff, and more surprised, after the first murder in the county's history occured, when Pert nailed the town's banker for the murder!
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Jack Wallis (signed)
Pencils:
? (spot illustrations)
Inks:
? (spot illustrations)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Both pages are surrounded by a series of promotional ads including for fireworks by the Baltimore Fireworks Company and making your own records at home by the Home Recording Company.
Characters:
Shorty (a dog)
Synopsis:
Shorty is chased home by a smaller dog...then re-emerges in a tiger skin and chases the other dog off.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Fred Schwab
Pencils:
Fred Schwab
Inks:
Fred Schwab
Letters:
Fred Schwab
Synopsis:
The filler consists of four unrelated gag cartoons.
Pages:
0.500
Script:
Whitney Ellsworth ?
Pencils:
Whitney Ellsworth ?
Inks:
Whitney Ellsworth ?
Title:
The Wonder Drug Racket
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Morton Craig; Professor Carl Grinstead; Dr. Bren (villain); Carlin (villain, introduction); Nick Blake (villain); Butch (villain); Jimmy (villain)
Synopsis:
Superman investigates why a noted chemist's serum, parabiolene, financed by a noted gangster named Carlin, is being used on noted people, making them virtual slaves to do the bidding of Carlin.
Pages:
13.000
Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inks:
Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Notes:
Superman uses x-ray vision and super hearing.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
10
4
10
7
4
10
15
12
14
5
12
9
12
7
14
7
5
7
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
168
Qualified
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
5
1
2
0
4
4
10
4
7
0
6
5
5
3
3
2
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
Total
15
5
14
8
9
14
26
17
23
5
18
14
17
10
17
9
6
11
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
242
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