| Issue | #7 |
| Published | [June] 2006 |
| Cover Price | $49.99 |
| Pages | 250 |
| Editing | Dale Crain |
| Characters | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Letters | Alex Jay/Studio J |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25 [from splash page to "I Sustain the Wings"] |
| Genre | bio; criticism |
| Script | Ron Goulart |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | Ed Dobrotka |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Burnley |
| Inks | Jack Burnley |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25 (November-December 1943) |
| Characters | Superman; Henkel (intro); 101% Americanism Society (intro); Major Jonathan Ramsey (intro); Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Ira Yarbrough |
| Inks | George Roussos? |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | writer id by Martin O'Hearn; inker id by Bob Hughes 12/04 |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25 (November-December 1943) |
| Characters | Superman; Perry White; Lois Lane |
| Synopsis | Clark Kent briefly joins the Army Air Force Technical Training Command |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Mort Weisinger |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | prepared by Weisinger and Ray while in the service, so really it's a very long public service ad. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25 (November-December 1943) |
| Characters | Superman; Geezer (intro, a comic strip character); Henry Jones (intro, Geezer's creator); Nazi spies (villains); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman's Mountain Retreat |
| Synopsis | A hit comic book's creator is co-opted by a greedy publisher |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster |
| Inks | Ira Yarbrough |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | writer id by Martin O'Hearn |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25 (November-December 1943) |
| Characters | Superman; Hijack (Jack Jackson); Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Daily Planet Globe (with ring and name--1st in comic book?) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25 (November-December 1943) |
| Characters | Superman; Joseph Goeb |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | George Roussos? |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #26 (January-February 1944) |
| Characters | Blackie Weever (Intro); Daredevil Dolan; Billy Dolan (his son) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster; Ira Yarbrough |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | no S on cape |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #26 (January-February 1944) |
| Characters | J. Wilbur Wolfingham (intro); Lois Lane; Chiver and Cheedle; Byrd and Busch; Minnie Mannering |
| Synopsis | A bunch of old vauldeville comedians pool their life-savings in an attempt at a comeback, but con man Wilbur Wolfingham intends to abscond with the dough until Superman forces him to make good. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Ira Yarbrough |
| Inks | Ira Yarbrough |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #26 (January-February 1944) |
| Characters | Andy Hoops (intro; dies); Marty O'Ghool (intro); Lois Lane; Carl Denby; Myrtle Kendall |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Ira Yarbrough |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #26 (January-February 1944) |
| Characters | Mercury (Quicksilver Kid); Lois Lane |
| Synopsis | Mercury, God of Theives, awakens in modern times and decides to go out and see what deviltry a god can play. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Dick Sprang? |
| Inks | Sam Citron |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | One of the first stories in which Superman is referred to as "flying". Credited in the reprint to Sam Citron and George Roussos. Current credit id by Pat Lang, Craig Delich and Bob Hughes. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #26 (January-February 1944) |
| Characters | Superman; Lois Lane |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #27 (March-April 1944) |
| Characters | Toyman; Lois Lane; Perry White |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | inker id by Bob Hughes; Writer id by Martin O'Hearn. Roussos not credited in the Archive |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #27 (March-April 1944) |
| Characters | Paul Bunyan; Lois Lane |
| Synopsis | Paul Bunyan meets Superman in a fantasy tale. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | proto-imaginary story; writer id by Martin O'Hearn; inker id by Bob Hughes 12/04; Roussos not credited in the Archive. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #27 (March-April 1944) |
| Characters | Hiram Pardee; Arch Angler (Intro); Lois Lane |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | Ed Dobrotka |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | writer id by Martin O'Hearn; inker id by Bob Hughes 12/04. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #27 (March-April 1944) |
| Characters | Goldie Gates (intro); Lois Lane; Randall Rocksell |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | writer id by Martin O'Hearn; inker id by Bob Hughes 12/04. blue S on cape. "It's all right kids. This is a flying automobile!" Roussos not credited in Archive. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #27 (March-April 1944) |
| Characters | Superman; Hercules; Atlas |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye? |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | 1st Superman cover to actually have something to do with a story inside? (Stand in for Hercules) |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #28 (May-June 1944) |
| Characters | J. Wilbur Wolfingham; Perry White; Lois Lane |
| Synopsis | Superman saves a small town from a tornado, while Wolfingham tries to sell the survivors a fake oil well. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Ira Yarbrough |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | writer id by Martin O'Hearn; inker id by Bob Hughes 10/06; Archives says George Roussos. Blue S on cape incorrectly colored yellow in Archives. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #28 (May-June 1944) |
| Characters | Big Joe Reefer (intro); Lois Lane; Jimmy Tuttle (intro, looks just like Olsen); Hugo Reefer |
| Synopsis | Hugo and Jimmy have both entered a model-building contest and Big Joe wants his little brother to win and doesn't care how. Superman helps Jimmy recreate the model that Big Joe destroyed, by bringing the real sunken Spanish treasure ship to Jimmy's house, so Jimmy can copy it exactly. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Sam Citron |
| Inks | George Roussos? |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | writer id by Martin O'Hearn, inker id by Bob Hughes 1q2/04. Superman refers to himself as "leaping across the city." |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #28 (May-June 1944) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jack Schiff? |
| Pencils | George Roussos |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | paper drive feature, art ID by Jerry Bails |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #28 (May-June 1944) |
| Characters | Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White |
| Synopsis | Lois helps stop a man with a broken heart from jumping off an eight story building. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | Ed Dobrotka? |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | 1st solo Lois Lane story; writer id by Martin O'Hearn |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #28 (May-June 1944) |
| Characters | Mercury; Hercules (intro); Chiron (a centaur); Zeus; Apollo; and Mars; Liar's Club (intro); Professor Button; Iole |
| Synopsis | At a Liar's Club meeting, Boyle tells a tall tale describing Superman's meeting with Hercules is told. Professor Button's time machine sends Superman into the past. There Superman finds Hercules is not all he's cracked up to be, so Superman has to do the feats that made him famous for him. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Ira Yarbrough |
| Inks | George Roussos? |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | proto-imaginary story; writer id by Martin O'Hearn; inker id by Bob Hughes 12/04. Yellow S on cape. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #28 (May-June 1944) |
| Characters | Superman; Lois Lane |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #29 (July-August 1944) |
| Characters | Superman; The Prankster; Lois Lane; James Joslyn; The Wizard of Wishes (the Professor) |
| Synopsis | After the Prankster gets hit by a car and wins $10,000 he decides to go into the business of making people's wishes come true. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | Ed Dobrotka |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | Cape S: yellow. Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #29 (July-August 1944) |
| Characters | Superman; The Tycoon of Crime (intro) |
| Synopsis | The Tycoon of Crime hypnotizes Superman and tries to get him to kill himself. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger? |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | Ed Dobrotka |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | Cape S: yellow on Blue background. Miscolored in Archive. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #29 (July-August 1944) |
| Characters | Lois Lane; Steve Bard (intro); Superman (as Clark Kent); Fingers Noonan (intro); Gratz (intro); Perry White |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron? |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | George Roussos? |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | inker id by Bob Hughes 12/04. Writer Id by Martin O'Hearn. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #29 (July-August 1944) |
| Characters | Superman; The Kent Brothers (intro, no relation); Lois Lane |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Joe Samachson |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | Ed Dobrotka |
| Colors | Jamison |
| Notes | Cape S: Yellow on blue. Miscolored in Archive. Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #29 (July-August 1944) |
| Synopsis | Bio information of Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring, Jack Burnley, Don Cameron, Sam Citron, Ed Dobrotka, Bill Finger, Stan Kaye, Fred Ray, George Roussos, Joe Samachson, Mort Weisinger, and Ira Yarbrough |
| Genre | bio |
| Script | Joe Desris |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | research by Joe Desris; Martin O'Hearn; Jerry Bails |