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13November-December 1941
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Superman #13

DC · November-December 1941 · on sale 1941-08-26

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#13
Publication date
November-December 1941
Key date
1941-11-00
On-sale date
1941-08-26
Indicia publisher
Superman Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RaySuperman [Clark Kent]; the Nazis
3The Lightcomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster, Leo Nowak; inks: Leo NowakSuperman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Senator Tom Billingsley; The Light [Lex Luthor] (villain)
5Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
6The Archercomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: Leo NowakSuperman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen (name Jimmy revealed); Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Thomas Gayford (death); Amos Kendrick; The Archer [Quigley] (villain, introduction)
7Lost Lagoon and The Reluctant Dragonin-house column1script: Josette Frank
8Laff Linescartoon0.44
11Baby on the Doorstepcomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: Leo NowakSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Bob Pierson (a baby, introduction); Clara Pierson (his mother); Leila (villain, introduction)
12Good Company!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
13Here's Top Value!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
14Sailor's Shawltext story2script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff Young
15-cartoon2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug
16The "Big Six" Now Becomes the "Big Seven"promo (ad from the publisher)1
17The City Beneath the Earthcomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Tulan (introduction); Kyack (villain, introduction, death)

Plus 6.55 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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