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30September-October 1944
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Superman #30

DC · September-October 1944 · on sale 1944-06-27

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
September-October 1944
Key date
1944-09-00
On-sale date
1944-06-27
Indicia publisher
Superman Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Hugo Award - Retro Hugo (2020).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Superman Alias Supermancover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleySuperman [Clark Kent]; Clark Kent; Lois Lane
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67letters: typeset
3Superman Alias Superman!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olson (sic); Lois Lane; Perry White; McGinnis (policeman); Silver Foxx (villain, introduction); Smokey (villain); Snake (villain); Pinky (villain)
5The Arch-Swindlercomic story4script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don KomisarowClark Kent; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Jack Dover [as Parsons] (villain, introduction); Joe (villain)
7The King's Substitute!comic story12script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Poltus VI (introduction; flashback); Andronicus (introduction, a seer, flashback); Johnny Poly [King Poltus VII] (introduction); Emily (Johnny's fiancee); the King's ministers (villains)
9-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
10Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.25letters: typeset
11Death of a Piratetext story2script: Eric Carter
12The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk!comic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster, Ira Yarbrough; inks: Ira YarbroughSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Mr. Mxyztplk (introduction)
14Handy Andycomic story1script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrHandy Andy

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman #1831966On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn]1971On eBay ›
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #1221972On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn]
ISBN 0517551004		1983On eBay ›
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0930289293		1988On eBay ›
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0930289-39-0		1989On eBay ›
Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #2
ISBN 1-4012-0956-4		2007On eBay ›
The Superman Archives #8
ISBN 978-1-4012-2885-9		2010On eBay ›
Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-932595-78-9		2010On eBay ›
World's Funnest #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-6108-5		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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