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The Superman Archives, #6

Published: [August] 2003

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The Superman Archives #6

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
Story Notes

Illustration of Superman from cover of Superman (DC, 1939 Series) #24.

Story 1 1 page
Table of Contents
Story 2 2 pages
A Short Flight and a Long Journey
Story 3 3 pages non-fiction
Credits
Superman #21 (1)
Story 4 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman
Credits
Story Notes

cover art confirmed by Jack Burnley. Incorrectly credited to Fred Ray in the Archive.

X-Alloy (1)
Story 5 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman battles saboteurs working in U.S. defense plants.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Perry White
  • Sergeant Casey
  • Frank Lingle
  • Carlton Graul
Credits
The Four Gangleaders
Story 6 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman saves Lois from a group of gangsters.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Perry White
  • Lois Lane
  • Sergeant Casey
  • Cordell
  • Graney
  • Graham
  • Kingsley
  • Charles Clayton
Credits
The Robber Knight
Story 7 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman helps to clear Lucy Trent of theft charges.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Sergeant Casey
  • Mr. Phelps
  • Lucy Trent
  • Sir Gauntlet [Caspar Smythe]
Credits
The Ghost of Superman!
Story 8 13 pages superhero
Storyline

The world mourns when Superman dies.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Sam Jackson
  • Manley
  • Blinky Moxby
  • Knuckles
  • Mike Chandler
  • Lex Luthor (cameo)
  • Ultra-Humanite (cameo)
  • Puzzler (cameo)
  • Metalo (cameo)
  • Prankster (cameo)
  • Adolf Hitler (cameo)
  • Hideki Tojo (cameo)
Credits
Story Notes

Previously credited to Pete Riss, but many Riss/Citron stories have had credit swaps due to the analysis of Martin O'Hearn: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/search/label/Riss%20art.

Superman #22 (1)
Story 9 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
Meet the Squiffles
Story 10 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman discovers pixies taking sides in the war against Hitler.

Characters
  • Superman
  • Intro-Ixnayalpay
  • Hitler
  • Gremlins
  • Squiffles
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Paul Brodie
  • Mr. Carson
  • Adolf Hitler (villain)
  • Ixnayalpay
Credits
Story Notes

Superman has a yellow "S" on his cape. Previously credited to Pete Riss, but compared to Citron's art on Robotman in Star Spangled Comics 10 and 11.

The Luck of O'Grady
Story 11 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Racing tout Lucky O'Grady tries to clean up Roaring Kitchen.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Lucky O'Grady
  • Carleton Shipley
  • Jack Morton
  • Morris Masterson
Credits
The Great ABC Panic!
Story 12 12 pages superhero
Storyline

The Prankster tries to copyright the alphabet.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Ben Graham
  • Mr. Murgatroyd
  • P. Motgomery Sniff
  • Bugs Halloway
  • Prankster
Credits
A Modern Robin Hood!
Story 13 13 pages superhero
Storyline

A vigilante first helps the poor, then switches sides, and then repents.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Sergeant Casey
  • Mr. Calhoun
  • Hiram Tite
  • Dexter
  • Beetlebrow Macklin
  • Robin Hood
Credits
Story Notes

Mistakenly credited to Pete Riss.

Superman #23 (1)
Story 14 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
America's Secret Weapon!
Story 15 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman helps in Army war games and proves he isn't needed to win the war.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Colonel McNab
  • Lieutenant-General Bullitt
  • Brigadier General Armor
  • Brigadier General Starrett
Credits
Story Notes

Sam Citron credited for inks in the Archive Edition.

Habitual Homicide
Story 16 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman investigates a murder on a college campus.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Sergeant Casey
  • Janice Crandall
  • Scott Manning
  • Dean Brodrick
  • Alex Morrow
  • Thaddeus Winton
  • Glenn Calhoun
  • Myra Hanley
  • Professor Raymond Lock
Credits
Fashions in Crime
Story 17 11 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman battles the fashion crimes of the Dude.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Pierre
  • Dude [Joseph Martinson]
Credits
Story Notes

Formerly credited to Pete Riss but see Martin O'Hearn's analysis of Riss' work: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/search/label/Riss%20art

The Big Eight (1)
Story 18 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

House ad featuring military figures [illustrated by Stan Kaye] promoting DC's "Big Eight" monthly magazines: Flash #63, Adventure #86, Star Spangled #22, All-American #51, Sensation #19, Action #62, Detective #77 and More Fun #92. Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (February, 2006).

Danger on the Diamond
Story 19 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman aids a suicidal baseball player.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Sergeant Casey
  • Tom Marin
  • Charlie Penton
  • Sammy Brink
  • Joe
Credits
Superman #24 (1)
Story 20 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
Perils of Poor Lois!
Story 21 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman imagines himself in an old-time stage melodrama.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Editor Lane
  • Sam Wheet
  • Squire Squeazel
  • Black Jack White
Credits
Story Notes

Imaginary story--first one ever?

The King of Crackpot Lane!!
Story 22 12 pages superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Jimmy Olsen
  • George
  • Louie Dolan
  • Conk Kohler
  • Vortz
Credits
Story Notes

Previously credited to Pete Riss, but see Martin O'Hearn's analysis of Riss' art; http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/search/label/Riss%20art.

Surprise for Superman!
Story 23 11 pages superhero
Storyline

Clark hires an actor to play Superman so he can be in two places at once.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Perry White
  • Lois Lane
  • Bernice Brainard
  • Lionel Brainard
  • Tex O'Tagg
  • Lefty
  • Bosco
  • Cobra King
Credits
Suicide Voyage!
Story 24 11 pages superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • Colonel Randall
  • Radio Joe
  • Oberleutnant Kapff
Credits
Biographies

Featuring Biographies

Story 25 3 pages non-fiction
Credits
Story Notes

Short biographies on Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Jack Burnley, Don Cameron, Sam Citron, Ed Dobrotka, Leo Nowak, Fred Ray, Peter Riss, George Roussos, and John Sikela.

Back Cover (1)
Story 26 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits