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17July-August 1942
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Superman #17

DC · July-August 1942 · on sale 1942-05-05

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
July-August 1942
Key date
1942-07-00
On-sale date
1942-05-05
Indicia publisher
Superman Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RaySuperman [Clark Kent]; Adolf Hitler; Hideki Tojo
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Fire! The Mascot by Paul Brownin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3Man or Superman?comic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; The Talon [Albert Caldwell] (introduction, villain); Lois Lane; Perry White; Luthor (cameo, villain); Ultra-Humanite (cameo, villain); Eustace Watson (cameo)
4Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
6-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
7The Human Bombcomic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: Leo NowakSuperman [Clark Kent]; Sgt. Casey; Perry White; Lois Lane; Watkins (introduction, villain)
9Gee Mancomic story2script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGill
10Muscles for Salecomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Jake Massey (introduction, villain); Lois Lane; George Brant; Mrs. Brant; Mike Mosby (villain); Nat Folsom
11-comic story0.22script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
12Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)0.44
14-comic story2script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGill
15Killer's Gunstext story2script: Tex Slade
16Action Comics, World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
17When Titans Clash!comic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Carlyle Allerton [Lex Luthor] (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White
18The Big Eight!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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