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Superman, #10

Published: May-June 1941

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Story Featuring Superman

Credits
Story Notes

We originally credited this cover to Fred Ray. Then the credits were changed to Paul Cassidy (pencils) and the Shuster Shop (inks) by Craig Delich. DC used these credits in the Superman Chronicles reprint. But we changed the cover credits back again to Fred Ray based on the Superman and Batman credits Fred Ray verified in Alter Ego #25 (June 2003).

The Invisible Luthor

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

Metropolis is struck first by invisible robbers, then disappearing and reappearing buildings, and finally all water being shut off to residents. Superman discovers that Luthor is behind the scheme, who demands $100 million from the city and that it be delivered by the Man of Tomorrow.

Credits
Story Notes

Luthor is bald, the first in comics. Earlier bald appearance was in the Sunday newspaper strip. Superman has a blue "S" on a yellow background on his cape, except on page 11 where it's red, and page 13 where it's blue in one panel and green in another. The reprints colored it blue on 4 and 8 and half of 10, but red everywhere else. The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint.

The Talent Agency Fraud

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

When Lois Lane announces to members of the Daily Planet staff that she plans to leave her reporter's job for the life of a stage and screen star, Clark smells a rat, and investigates the Grady Talent Agency, and learns that Grady is promising many women the same life career, while draining their bank accounts.

Credits
Story Notes

Superman has a blue "S" on his cape, but in the reprints, it's blue only on page 5; otherwise red. The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint. The art credits are the result of discussions between Craig Delich and Bob Hughes. The Chronicles reprint credits the art to Leo Nowak; we previously suggested Paul Cassidy for pencils and inks.

The Spy Ring of Righab Bey

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

Lois and Clark see Jim Gregg, a clerk in the Ordnance Division of the War Department, coming out of an astrologer's office, and find it odd the man wold visit such a place. Separately, Lois, then Clark visit the evil Righam-Bey trying to learn what he is up to, but it is Superman who discovers that the ordnance clerk knows about a new bomb being tested that responds to the engines of enemy ships, and the astrologer is attempting to learn that secret for himself.

Credits
Story Notes

Superman has a green "S" on his cape in its only appearance on page 12, but in the reprints, it's red. The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint.

Big Leaguer
Storyline

Coach Green takes his star pitcher, Willie Albert, to the doctor to have his sore arm examined, and is told, that with some rest, the arm will be fine. The coach is happy and assures Willie that one day his dream to be a big league pitcher will come true...only fate steps in and Willie becomes a "big leaguer" in an entirely different fashion sooner than he thinks.

Credits
Story Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich.

The Dukalia Spy Ring

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

A former Naval officer, discharged for conduct unbecoming to an officer, draws the attention of Karl Wolff, consul for Dukalia, a nation which believes it is superior to America, and desires to take the U.S. over. Superman investigates and discovers that this Naval officer has invented a submarine that can operate in the air, as well as on or below the surface of the ocean, and that he is a double agent being used to facilitate the capture of these spies.

Credits
Story Notes

Superman has a blue "S" on his cape, except it's red on page 2 (matched in the reprints). The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint.

Superman: World's Greatest Adventure Character

Story Featuring Superman

Credits
Story Notes

Frontispiece.

Story Featuring Calling All Cars

"West Stewartstown, NH..."

Credits
Story Notes

Made up of five illustrated, unusual, but factual one panel cartoons involving Policemen, such as prisoners at a prison in New Hampshire that were allowed to order anything they wanted from the jail's mail-order catalog. Two of them ordered hacksaws and escaped! This is not the same as the "Calling All Cars" feature that ran in More Fun #11-18 before being renamed to "Radio Squad."

"Admiral Byrd on his second Antarctic expedition..."

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Story Notes

Gives information on how much a soldier's pack weighs; how porterhouse steak got its name; how all U.S. lighthouses are painted; and what Admiral Byrd took with him on his 2nd Antarctic expedition.

Money for You!
Story Notes

A contest, offering $1000 in cash prizes, and another $1000 in other prizes, open only to Supermen of America members, will be announced in the May 1941 issue of Action Comics, on sale March 21st. A coupon is provided for readers to join the club if they don't already belong so that they can enter the contest.

"Coach Jim Crowley 'rams' home these facts about quick food energy"

Credits
Story Notes

Photo ad for Baby Ruth candy bars, featuring a plug by Coach Jim Crowley of the Fordham Rams football team.

World's Best Value!
Credits
Story Notes

Ad for World's Best Comics #1.

It's a Date!
Credits
Story Notes

Promotional house ad for Action Comics #35. Art credits per Craig Delich.

Starman
Credits
Just a Sample!
Credits
Story Notes

Promotional ad for the Spectre, appearing in the April issue of More Fun Comics, featuring the splash page from the latest issue.

Story Notes

A full page ad from the Wilson Chemical Company, makers of White Cloverine brand salve, encouraging readers to sell the stuff to win swell prizes.

The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
Story Notes

Promotional house ad spouting the exploits of Superman in Action Comics, Star Man in Adventure Comics, Batman in Detective Comics, Green Lantern in All-American Comics, Spectre in More Fun Comics, and Flash in Flash Comics, with illustrated head views of each character. Though Star Man, Green Lantern, Spectre, and Flash are badly miscolored in the reprint, they are correct here in the original.

Daisy Superman Krypto-Raygun
Story Notes

Back cover. An ad for the Daisy Superman Krypto-Raygun projector pistol; projects images on a wall. Includes an illustration as if it were cut from a comic, it has the raygun saving the day, proving the guilt of a crook. The reprint coloring does not match the original, especially the second panel of the illustration which actually has background details not visible in the reprint.

"This beautiful desk for only $1.00"

Story Notes

Inside back cover. An advertisement for Remington Portable Typewriters, by Remington Rand, Inc.

Be a Cowboy!
Credits
Story Notes

Ad for Red Ryder Daisy air rifle on the inside front cover in black and white. Curiously, this was colored in the Archives reprint. The indicia is at the bottom of this page.

"What!?! Do you mean to say you haven't seen Batman no. 4?"

Story Notes

Promotional ad for Batman #4 with its cover (with art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson).

Superman Is on the Radio
Storyline

The ad promotes 14 stations in the United States and 27 in Canada airing the Superman radio show, along with their sponsors.

Characters
Other
Credits
Story Notes

This ad is similar to the one that ran originally in Action Comics #35 but with reformatted text and different art. The art here is the iconic "Superman busting chains" image first used in Superman #1 in 1939.

"For thrills and adventure don't miss this issue!
Credits
Story Notes

Ad for All-Star Comics #4, with accompanying head views of each JSA member illustrated by Everett E. Hibbard. When this page was reconstructed for the Archive, the page edges of the All-Star issue were deleted.

Story Notes

A few small ads on either side of the Starman promo.