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29July-August 1944
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Superman #29

DC · July-August 1944 · on sale 1944-05-01

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#29
Publication date
July-August 1944
Key date
1944-07-00
On-sale date
1944-05-01
Indicia publisher
Superman Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]
1Tops in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Wizard of Wishes!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don KomisarowSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; James Joslyn; Mrs. Wingate; George Wingate; The Prankster [as the Wizard of Wishes] (villain); Blackie Reese (villain); unnamed Professor (villain)
4-comic story2script: Tom McNamara; pencils: Tom McNamara; inks: Tom McNamara; letters: Tom McNamaraGrandpa Peters
5The Tycoon of Crime!comic story11script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don KomisarowSuperman [Clark Kent]; The Tycoon of Crime [Mr. Blob] (villain, introduction)
7-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
8Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.25letters: typeset
9The Bakery Counterfeiterscomic story4script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don KomisarowLois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Steve Bard (introduction); Noonan (Policeman); Carmody (Policeman); Fingers Gordon (villain, introduction); Pinball Miggsy (villain, introduction); Mr. Gratz (villain, introduction); Trigger (villain)
10The Weaklingtext story2script: Ivan Arlen
12The Pride of the Kents!comic story12script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don KomisarowSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Uncle Dudley Kent; H. Postlethwaite Kent; Battlin' Buffo [Clark Kent]; George; The Kent Brothers [Ted; Ed; Jed; Ned] (villains, introduction, no relation to Clark Kent)
14-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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