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2Fall 1939
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Superman #2

DC · Fall 1939 · on sale 1939-08-19

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
Fall 1939
Key date
1939-10-00
On-sale date
1939-08-19
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; letters: Joe ShusterClark Kent, Superman
2Superman the Man of Tomorrow!illustration1pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul CassidyClark Kent, Superman
3The Comeback of Larry Trentcomic story16script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul CassidyClark Kent, Superman, George Taylor
4Superman's Tips for Super-Healthcomic story1script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul CassidyClark Kent, Superman
5Superman at the World's Fair!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Vin Sullivan, Fred Guardineer, Joe Shuster; inks: Vin Sullivan, Fred Guardineer, Joe ShusterSuperman (inset, vignette); Zatara (vignette); Butch the Pup (vignette); The Sandman (vignette); Ginger Snap (vignette)
6Superman Champions Universal Peace!comic story24script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, George Taylor
7Supermen of America -- Action Comicsin-house column2pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterSuperman
8Superman and the Skyscraperscomic story16script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe ShusterClark Kent, Superman, George Taylor
9-text story2script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterClark Kent, Superman
10Superman!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul CassidySuperman [Clark Kent]

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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