Issue | #22 |
Published | May-June 1943 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual) |
Characters | Superman |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Fred Ray |
Inks | Fred Ray |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | in Superman From the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #nn; in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003) |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Paul Brodie; Mr. Carson; Adolf Hitler (villain); Ixnayalpay (villain; intro); Gremlins (villains; intro); Squiffles (villains; intro) |
Synopsis | Clark investigates the mysterious crashes of military aircraft manufactured by the Elmont Aircraft Corporation, and discovers that their test pilots have reported strange elves invading their cockpits, causing them to lose control. No one believes them until Clark and Lois fall victim to the Squiffles, as they call themselves, then Superman steps in to take charge of the matter. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Peter Riss [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks | Peter Riss [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Notes | Superman has a yellow "S" on his cape. |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003) |
Genre | humor |
Script | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Pencils | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Inks | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
Notes | This filler does NOT appear in the Archive. |
Characters | Pvt. Pete |
Genre | humor; military |
Script | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Pencils | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Inks | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
Notes | This filler does NOT appear in the Archive. |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Lucky O'Grady; Carleton Shipley; Jack Morton (villain); Morris Masterson (villain) |
Synopsis | Racing tout Lucky O'Grady seems to have a streak of good luck that won't end, that is, until he crosses horns with protection racketeer Morton, who is trying muscle in on a slum section of Metropolis called Roaring Kitchen. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks | John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003) |
Characters | Shorty |
Genre | humor |
Script | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Pencils | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Inks | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
Notes | This filler does NOT appear in the Archive. |
Characters | Clancy the Cop |
Genre | humor |
Script | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Pencils | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Inks | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
Notes | This filler does NOT appear in the Archive. |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Ben Graham; Mr. Murgatroyd; The Prankster (villain); P. Motgomery Smith (villain); Bugs Halloway (villain) |
Synopsis | The Prankster kidnaps the real copyright registrar and replaces him with one of his confederates, then begins his "Great ABC Panic" in which he copyrights the English alphabet, blackmailing anyone wishing to use the alphabet in any way, shape or form. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks | Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003) |
Genre | humor |
Script | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Pencils | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Inks | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
Notes | This filler does NOT appear in the Archive. |
Characters | Gee Man |
Genre | humor |
Script | Ray McGill (signed) |
Pencils | Ray McGill (signed) |
Inks | Ray McGill (signed) |
Notes | This filler does NOT appear in the Archive. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Tom Terry (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | This text story does NOT appear in the Archive. |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Sgt. Casey; Lois Lane; Hiram Tite; Dexter; Beetle Brow Macklin (villain); Robin Hood (villain; intro; dies) |
Synopsis | Superman must deal with the "crimes" of a modern-day Robin Hood, who robs from the unjustly rich to aid the poor. But when he also decides to rob gangster Beetle Brow Macklin, he goes too far. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Peter Riss [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks | Peter Riss [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003) |