Superman, #9

Published: March-April 1941

No Cover Image Available

Reviews

No reviews yet
Posts About This Issue

No discussions yet.

Issue Contents:

Story Featuring Superman

"World's greatest adventure-strip character"

Credits
Story Notes

Art credits confirmed by Fred Ray.

The Phony Pacifists

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

Superman battles against some members of the Committee Against Militarism, whose leader is actually employed by a warring totalitarian nation, which wants to see to it that the United States does not rearm, thus making it ripe for take-over.

Joe Gatson, Racketeer

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

Superman prevents Judge Crane from committing suicide, and, after talking with the judge, discovers that his daughter has been kidnapped and will not be released unless the judge declares racketeering defendant Joe Gatson not guilty for his crimes.

Mystery in Swasey Swamp

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

Editor White sends Clark out to Lamson Laboratories to get to the bottom of an unknown person or persons causing problems at the lab in an attempt to force the W-142 formula out of Lamson, and Lois is sent to Swasey Swamp, which is said to be emanating powerful electrical discharges. When someone attempts to kill Kent, Superman begins to see a connection between the two situations, and intervenes in time to save the formula.

A Bombing Flight!
Storyline

Captain Rogers and Smith were at a London restaurant when a famed World War I flyer Raoul Deschamps, who had died in Flanders, walked in. Smith told him the story of that day in Flanders and the famed flyer wanting to bomb the enemy positions alone...sheer suicide. Later that day, Smith and Rogers found Deschamps plane...wrecked, and the enemy flew over that position and dropped Deschamps goggles, helmet and ID tag near them, all picked up by Smith. In that bundle was a little doll belonging to Raoul's girlfriend, proving it was her that flew the plane that day and was killed, not Raoul.

Story Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich. Across two pages.

"So this is your Superman Physical Development Club?"

Storyline

The story is told of how the Superman Physical Development Club came into being.

Credits
Jackson's Murder Ring

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

The death of Morton Carling leads Lois, Sgt. Casey and Superman to uncovering the fact that the Jackson Jewelry Company was a front for a murder syndicate, which disguised the transfer of blood money as jewelry payments.

Superman: America's Greatest Adventure-Strip Character

Story Featuring Superman

Credits
Story Notes

Frontispiece.

Story Featuring Henrietta

"Hello, postman! Any letters for me?"

Storyline

Henrietta asks the mailman if there is a letter for her and he gives her one, which she finds out is from Henry. His letter has much misspelling it it, so she types him back a letter, criticizing him for that (and her letter has many errors as well)!

Credits
Spotlight on Surprising Veterans
Storyline

This fact filler spotlights older professional athletes who made good.

Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich. Art credits verified by Burnley

"Greetings again, members! Here we are again with another complete issue of Superman."

Storyline

Superman [thru the editors] tells his readers that, when he is not busy on a case, he likes to relax and envision what his club members do for relaxation and recreation. He tries to show the importance of every part of this nation. There is a secret Superman code message in Code Neptune No. 7 to decipher, and a coupon is provided for readers to fill out and send in to join the Supermen of America.

Credits
Power to Go Places!
Story Notes

Ad for Butterfinger candy bars.

Superman Keeps Good Company!
Story Notes

Promotional illustrated house ad for all the features appearing each month in Action Comics.

Coming at You!

Story Featuring Batman

"Stil more whirlwind adventures of Batman and Robin"

Storyline

Ad for Batman #4 (Winter 1941) on sale January 13th.

Credits
Story Notes

Above the Superman radio show ad.

Pick Your Prize
Story Notes

Advertisement by the Lancaster County Seed Company encouraging readers to sell their seeds to win prizes.

At the Top of the Field!
Story Notes

Illustrated promotional house ad (with covers) promoting All-Star #4 (with dialogue concerning the JSA adventure in that issue), and Adventure Comics #59, Flash Comics #14, All-American Comics #23 and More Fun Comics #64, magazines in which the various JSA members have individual adventures.

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.
Credits
Story Notes

Publisher: Superman Inc. 480 Lexington Ave New York, NY Editor: F. W. Ellsworth Owners: Harry Donenfeld; Irwin Donenfeld; Sonia Donenfeld; P. H. Sampliner; Philip Sampliner; Joan Sampliner On the bottom of the first page of the text story.

Superman Is on the Radio

Story Featuring Superman

"Sponsored by the Makers of H-O Oats"

Storyline

The ad promotes 15 stations in Arizona, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington airing the Superman radio show, along with their sponsors.

Characters
Other
Credits
Story Notes

Below the Batman promo.

"What gives the Hourman the mysterious powers..."

Story Notes

House ad for Adventure Comics. At the bottom of the second page of the text story.

"How Bill made big money..."

Story Notes

Ad for re-stringing tennis and badminton rackets.

Get This Cowboy Carbine with Your Christmas Money
Credits
Story Notes

Back cover.

"I jumped from $18 a week to $50..."

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Daisy Superman Krypto-Raygun
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Story Notes

A couple small ads on both pages of the text story.