| Issue | #23 |
| Published | July-August 1943 |
| Frequency | bi-monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 60 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth, [Jack Schiff] |
| Characters | Superman; the Nazis |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Burnley |
| Inks | Jack Burnley |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | in Superman From the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #nn (1971); 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; Colonel McNab; Lieutenant-General Bullitt; Brigadier General Armor; Brigadier General Starrett |
| Synopsis | When Superman arrives at Camp Towne to make an appearance, he volunteers to participate in the war games that will take place, and is made an honorary Corporal. But after watching America's fighting men in action, and his side losing, he decides that he is not needed to fight this war, and that our boys can handle the job alone. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed) |
| Pencils | Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | Sam Citron; John Siekla? [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Notes | Inker credit [for Sikela] added by Craig Delich (February of 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #nn (1971); in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #nn (1983); in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003); in Superman in the Forties (DC, 2005 series) #nn |
| Genre | crime |
| Script | Tex Raines (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | This text story does NOT appear in the Archive. |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Janice Crandall; Scott Manning; Dean Broderick (dies); Alex Morrow; Thaddeus Winton (dies); Glenn Calhoun; Myra Hanley; Professor Raymond Lock (villain; intro) |
| Synopsis | When Professor Lock makes a move on one of the college girls and is rebuffed, he swears revenge by killing the college dean and blaming her fiance. But the plot backfires and Lock is arrested for the crime. When he escapes prison and swears revenge on every witness against him, Superman steps in. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003) |
| Characters | Hank the Yank |
| Genre | humor; propaganda |
| Script | Ray Houlihan (signed) |
| Pencils | Ray Houlihan (signed) |
| Inks | Ray Houlihan (signed) |
| Letters | Ray Houlihan |
| Notes | This filler was NOT reprinted in the Archive. |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Pierre; The Dude [Joseph Martinson](villain; intro) |
| Synopsis | After Lois buys an expensive dress, especially made for her by Pierre, she discovers another example of the dress in a shop in town. Superman investigates and discovers that a man called the Dude is behind the bootlegging of many fashion designs. |
| 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) |
| Synopsis | House ad featuring military figures [illustrated by Stan Kaye] promoting DC's "Big Eight" monthly magazines: Flash #63, Adventure #86, Star Spangled #22, All-American #51, Sensation #19, Action #62, Detective #77 and More Fun #92. |
| Pencils | Stan Kaye (military figures); (various on covers) |
| Inks | Stan Kaye (military figures); (various on covers) |
| Notes | Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (February, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 (2003) |
| Characters | Clancy the Cop |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
| Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | This filler was NOT reprinted in the Archive. |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Tom Marin (intro); Penton; Sammy Brink (villain; intro); Joe (villain) |
| Synopsis | When a star baseball player suddenly loses his ability to pitch, Superman steps in to save his life, discovering that crooks are behind this sudden loss of ability by feeding the young man certain drugs that affect his performance. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Notes | Page 2 is really two pages shrunk together to make up for the new shorter book length. |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #6 |