Issue Details

Issue	#45
Published	March-April 1947
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth; [Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger]
Notes	inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04; First issue published by National Comics. Statement of ownership--National Comics, H & G Donenfeld, J & R Liebowitz, P & S Sampliner, Irwin and Sonia Donenfeld, owners; J Liebowitz manager

Cover Details

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jack Burnley
Inks	George Roussos?
Notes	inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04; First issue published by National Comics. Statement of ownership--National Comics, H & G Donenfeld, J & R Liebowitz, P & S Sampliner, Irwin and Sonia Donenfeld, owners; J Liebowitz manager
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

12 page Superman story "Lois Lane, Superwoman!"

Characters	Brute; Buzzard; Bear (all as the BBB Gang, all intro, all villains); Superman; Hocus; Pocus; Lois Lane (as Superwoman); Perry White
Synopsis	Lois believes Hocus and Pocus have given her super powers.
Genre	superhero
Script	Alvin Schwartz
Pencils	John Sikela
Inks	George Roussos
Notes	writer id by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04
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)

12 page Superman story "Showdown on the Showboat"

Characters	Superman; Hugh Rowland (intro, villain); Captain George Golden (intro); Gilda Golden (intro, George's daughter)
Genre	superhero
Script	Alvin Schwartz
Pencils	John Sikela
Inks	George Roussos?
Notes	inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04

2 page text story "Crime Key"

Script	Tex Wade
Letters	typeset

Half page Chief Hot Foot filler

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

2 page Handy Andy filler

Genre	gag
Script	Jack Farr
Pencils	Jack Farr
Inks	Jack Farr

Half page "Happy" Herman story

Genre	gag
Script	Phil Berube
Pencils	Phil Berube
Inks	Phil Berube

12 page Superman story "The Case of the Living Trophies"

Characters	Superman; an alien (intro, villain); Lois Lane
Synopsis	When kidnapped by an alien collector, Superman uses his telepathic will control and face changing powers to escape.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	John Sikela
Inks	George Roussos?
Notes	writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04
Reprinted	in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #251 (May 1972)