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32January-February 1945
$0.10

Superman #32

DC · January-February 1945 · on sale 1944-10-28

First appearance: The ToymanFirst appearance: Winslow Schott
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#32
Publication date
January-February 1945
Key date
1945-01-00
On-sale date
1944-10-28
Indicia publisher
Superman Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Toyman - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Winslow Schott - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeClark Kent, Superman
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Superman; Batman; Boy Commandospromo (ad from the publisher)0.67letters: typeset
3Superman's Search for Clark Kent!comic story12script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don KomisarowClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
5Crime on Skis!comic story11script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don KomisarowClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Perry White
7-comic story2script: Tom McNamara; pencils: Tom McNamara; inks: Tom McNamara; letters: Tom McNamaraGrandpa Peters
8Bomb Traptext story2script: Jesse Merlan
9Monkey Businesscomic story4script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don KomisarowClark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White
11-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
12Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
13Toys of Treachery!comic story13script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don KomisarowClark Kent, Lois Lane, Winslow Schott First, Superman, The Toyman First

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn]1971On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn]
ISBN 0517551004		1983On eBay ›
The Superman Archives #8
ISBN 978-1-4012-2885-9		2010On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7257-9		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #3132 of 423#33 ›

Sources

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