Characters |
Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Murphy; Major Jonathan Ramsey (introduction); Hans Henkel (villain, introduction), 101% Americanism Society (villains, introduction) |
Synopsis |
Superman helps to clear a World War I veteran who is accused of being the secret head of a subversive Fifth Column organization. |
Genre |
superhero |
Script |
Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils |
Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks |
George Roussos? [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Notes |
Writer confirmed by Martin O'Hearn; inker identification by Bob Hughes (December, 2004). |
Reprinted |
in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #7 (June 2006) |
Characters |
Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Larry Thomas; Mary |
Synopsis |
In response to a rival newspaper article claiming that the Training Aviation Cadets program at Yale University, whose purpose is to train new officers, is much too soft and lenient, Clark offers to join as a Cadet and get first hand information for the Planet. |
Genre |
superhero |
Script |
Mort Weisinger |
Pencils |
Fred Ray |
Inks |
Fred Ray |
Notes |
Story prepared by Weisinger and Ray while in the service, so really it's a very long public service ad. The splash page at the bottom reads "Prepared in cooperation with the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command, Major General Walter R. Weaver, Commanding General". |
Reprinted |
in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-18 (July 1973); in America at War: The Best of DC War Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #[nn] (October 1979); in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #7 (June 2006) |
Characters |
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Geezer (a comic strip character, introduction); Henry Jones [as Carson Steele](Geezer's creator, introduction); Mr. Frederick; Nazi spies (villains); Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Göring (villain, cameo); Joseph Goebbels (villain, cameo); Superman's Mountain Retreat |
Synopsis |
Superman takes on the persona of a fictional super hero in order to save the life of the character's creator from the Nazis, who are out to kill the man because he is making a laughing stock of the Führer! |
Genre |
superhero |
Script |
Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils |
Joe Shuster (signed) |
Inks |
Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Notes |
Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. |
Reprinted |
in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #284 (February 1975); in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #7 (June 2006) |
Characters |
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Jack Height; Hi-Jack [Jack Jackson, not the COMANCHE MOON artist!] (villain, introduction); Daily Planet Globe (with ring and name--1st in a comic book?) |
Synopsis |
Upset by the arrest of the Puzzler and the Prankster, a new criminal appears on the scene anxious to pay off his stock losses. How? By adopting the guise of "Hi-Jack", a criminal who will hi-jack money from people, all with the help of the Man of Tomorrow! |
Genre |
superhero |
Script |
Bill Finger? [as Jerry Siegel] (signed) |
Pencils |
Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Inks |
George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
Notes |
Corrected page count (12 pages) from Ed Bird (November 24, 2003). Originally listed as 9 pages. Writer and inker identification by Bob Hughes (December, 2004). |
Reprinted |
in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #7 (June 2006) |