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The Superman Archives, #5

Published: [April] 2000

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The Superman Archives #5

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
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Superman illustration from first Superman story in Superman (DC, 1939 Series) #17 page 7.

Story 1 1 page
Table of Contents
Story 2 2 pages
Foreword
Story 3 3 pages non-fiction
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Superman #17 (1)
Story 4 1 page superhero
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Man or Superman?
Story 5 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Lois first suspects that Clark Kent is Superman, but he quickly convinces her he is not with some razzle dazzle super speed.

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Pencils credited to John Sikela in Superman Archives 5. This is the only story during the 1940's in which Lois thinks Clark is Superman.

The Human Bomb
Story 6 12 pages superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Jimmy Olsen
  • Perry White
  • Sergeant Casey
  • Watkins (introduction)
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Story Notes

Superman has a yellow "S" on red background on his cape.

Muscles for Sale
Story 7 13 pages superhero
Characters
  • Superman
  • Lois Lane
  • George Brant
  • Nat Folsom
  • Mike Mosby
  • Jake Massey (introduction)
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First appearance of Superman's Mountain Retreat, the precursor to the Fortress of Solitude.

When Titans Clash!
Story 8 13 pages superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Lex Luthor
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Story Notes

Sequel to story in ACTION COMICS #47.

Superman #18 (1)
Story 9 1 page superhero
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The Conquest of a City
Story 10 13 pages superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Carl Bland (introduction)
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Story Notes

Superman has a red "S" on yellow background on his cape.

The Heat Horror
Story 11 13 pages superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Ken Mellow
  • Glenn Calloway
  • Lex Luthor
Credits
Story Notes

Superman has a yellow "S" on yellow background on his cape.

The Man with the Cane
Story 12 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Perry goes on vacation and leaves Lois as editor.

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Superman has a yellow "S" in yellow shield on his cape, except when it's red.

The Snake
Story 13 13 pages superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Big Luke
  • Matt Hickey
  • The Snake [Bill Chantey]
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Story Notes

Yellow S on yellow Shield on cape.

Superman #19 (1)
Story 14 1 page superhero
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Case of the Funny Paper Crimes
Story 15 13 pages superhero
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Story Notes

Funny Face is a dead ringer for Jerry Siegel.

Superman's Amazing Adventure (1)
Story 16 13 pages superhero
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Most of the story is a dream. Superman has a yellow "S" on his cape.

The Canine and the Crooks (1)
Story 17 13 pages superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Perry White
  • Lois Lane
  • Mr. Z [Oscar Lanchester]
Credits
Story Notes

Superman has a red "S" on his cape, except when it's yellow.

Superman, Matinee Idol
Story 18 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Clark and Lois go to the movies to watch the first Fleischer Superman cartoon, "The Mad Scientist."

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The Archives do not credit Shuster's pencil layouts. This story is sometimes included in lists of "Imaginary Stories" but technically it's not.

Superman #20 (1)
Story 19 1 page superhero
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Superman's Secret Revealed!
Story 20 13 pages superhero
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A practical joke by Lois exposes Clark's secret identity, forcing Clark Kent to "masquerade" as Superman.

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Newspaper text on splash mentions Ed Dobrotka, Wayne Boring, Whitney Ellsworth, Harry Donenfeld, & Jack Liebowitz. Superman has a yellow "S" on his cape.

Destroyers from the Depths
Story 21 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman battles a Nazi controlled Sea Serpent.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Tom
  • Adolf Hitler
  • Herr Fange
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Lair of the Leopard
Story 22 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman meets Herman the Heroic, a superhero wannabe.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Cal Johnson
  • Herman the Heroic [Herman Hoskins](introduction)
  • Leopard [Sam Kennedy]
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Not in the Cards
Story 23 13 pages superhero
Storyline

The Puzzler, defeated in various card championships, vows to escape from prison and kill every one of the winners.

Characters
  • Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
  • Superman (mainstream Universe)
  • Harlow Gates
  • Jim Cameron
  • Peter Fellows
  • Philip Brandon
  • Jake Clymer
  • Morton Thornton
  • PuzzlerSuperman
  • The Puzzler
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yellow S on cape. Pencils credited to Ed Dobrotka in the Archive.

Biographies (1)

Featuring Contributors

Story 24 3 pages biography
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bios of Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster; Jack Burnley; Ed Dobrotka; Leo Nowak; Fred Ray; and John Sikela.

Back Cover (1)
Story 25 1 page superhero
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