Issue | #7 |
Published | November-December 1940 |
Cover Price | 0.10 |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff] |
Characters | Superman |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Joe Shuster? |
Inks | Wayne Boring |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | in Superman From the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #nn; in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Superman |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Joe Shuster |
Inks | Joe Shuster; Paul Cassidy |
Notes | Frontispiece. Paul Cassidy ink credit added by Craig Delich 2010-1-5. |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (introduction, 1st name revealed in issue #10, first appearance in comic book); Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Police Chief Watson; George Lash; Nick Norton (villain, introduction); Mike Moran (villain, introduction); Billings (villain, introduction) |
Synopsis | A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it, all so that the prosecutor wouldn't be in a position to prosecute the felon and his mobster friends. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks | Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Superman |
Synopsis | The Editor's [thru Superman] discusses the idea of "Hitting the Line Hard!" A code message in the Code Mercury No. 1 is given, and a coupon is provided for readers wanting to join the Supermen of America. |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Joe Shuster (spot illustration) |
Inks | Paul Cassidy (spot Illustration) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Chalchas the Greek |
Synopsis | Facts presented include the musk odor of deer; chewing gum use among stone-age people; the loudest sound on Earth when the volcano, Krakatoa, exploded; and the fact that Chalchas laughed himself to death. |
Genre | fact |
Script | George Papp? |
Pencils | George Papp [as Geo. Papp] (signed) |
Inks | George Papp [as Geo. Papp] (signed) |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Superman |
Synopsis | The top half of the page is a promotional ad for the Superman radio show and it lists the various stations nationwide that broadcast the show. The lower half of the page is an illustrated ad from the American Specialty Company, featuring prizes (such as Superman's Krypto Ray Gun) given to boys and girls for selling the company's boxed Christmas cards. |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Joe Shuster |
Inks | Joe Shuster |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-1-5. |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Rinaldo; Domenick (death); Pietro (villain, death) |
Synopsis | Rinaldo, a Gypsy Prince, had heard stories that his adoptive parent had stashed a fortune in gold away in the gypsy caravan, but he had always denied it. However, one night Rinaldo found his adoptive father dead, with a note in his hand stating that the young man should safely store away a fortune in gems that were his, unknowing that the gypsy chief's son was the murderer. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | G. B. Armbruster (signed) |
Pencils | ? (spot illustrations) |
Inks | Gloria Kamen? (spot illustrations) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inker credit by Craig Delich & Jerry Bails (January, 2006). Page 2 of the story has several advertisements, including one for Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars. |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Superman; Clip Carson; Three Aces; The Black Pirate; Tex Thompson; Zatara |
Synopsis | Illustrated house ad promoting the features offered each month in the pages of Action Comics. |
Genre | superhero; adventure |
Pencils | various |
Inks | various |
Letters | ?; some typeset |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (un-named); Lois Lane; Commissioner Jim Stanley (villain, introduction); Kotzoff (villain, introduction) |
Synopsis | The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them, upon contact, to disintergrate! |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks | Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Superman; the Yellow Mask (radio villain) |
Synopsis | Ad promoting the Superman Radio Show and the new storyline, "The Return of the Yellow Mask." Also listed are the stations nationwide airing the broadcasts. |
Genre | superhero |
Letters | ?; some typeset |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Shorty (a dog) |
Synopsis | Shorty gets knocked out by another dog and begins dreaming, first of birds flying about, next of a package of dog biscuits and lastly of a girl dog (before he wakes up). He looks up the other dog and asks him to hit him again! |
Genre | funny animal |
Script | Fred Schwab [as Schwab] (signed) |
Pencils | Fred Schwab [as Schwab] (signed) |
Inks | Fred Schwab [as Schwab] (signed) |
Letters | Fred Schwab |
Notes | This page also contains an for Superman clothing apparel, such as shirts and shorts. |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Bert Runyan (introduction); Red Tyler (villain, introduction); Public Prosecutor Ralph Dale (villain, introduction); Nat Burly (villain, introduction); Captain McDay (villain, introduction) |
Synopsis | Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks | Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Synopsis | Ads for White Cloverine brand salve, and showing prizes like guitars, air rifles, watches, movie projectors, bicycles and more that are available in exchange for sales made. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Spectre; Green Lantern; Flash; Batman; Robin; Sandman; Superman |
Synopsis | Two ads promoting the release of All-Star Quarterly #2, Superman #7, Detective #44, Action #29 and Batman #2, all with covers. |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | various |
Inks | various |
Letters | ?; typeset (some) |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Kennedy (editor of the Daily Pictorial); Jane Day (villain); Peter Peeker (villain); Frank Jordan (villain); un-named other members of the Black Gang (villains, introduction) |
Synopsis | Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark kent and Lois Lane, who disguise themselves as wealthy patrons themselves to smoke out members of the gang. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks | Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |
Synopsis | Advertisement by the Curtiss Candy Company for its Treasure Hunt Contest #2, offering $100 in cash prizes to the winners after the contest closes on October 8, 1940. Full details and rules for the contest are provided along with an entry coupon. |
Inks | ? [as Joe Simon] (signed as Simon) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2009-1-5. |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990) |