| 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 |
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 [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 |
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) |
| 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) |