Issue Contents:
Superman Meets Susie!
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Susie Tompkins
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Pencils: Ira Yarbrough
- Inks: George Roussos
- Colors: Jack Adler
Story Notes
Art credits from Bob Hughes.
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Superman Meets Susie!
Storyline
The wild stories that Susie relates to Lois and Clark pique the interest of Superman, who discovers one of her crazy stories happens to be true!
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Susie Tompkins (Lois Lane's niece)
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Hank Beaker
- Tug Graff
- Sparky Hahn
- Beaker Beales
Credits
- Script: Don C. Cameron
- Pencils: Ira Yarbrough
- Inks: George Roussos
Story Notes
Story gives the impression this is Superman's first meeting with Susie, but she actually appeared in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #59. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).
You're Ready for Action!
Credits
- Pencils: Carlos Moreno Diaz
- Inks: Carlos Moreno Diaz
"Imagine - I'm getting airplane instruction today!"
Credits
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Duke Goes to the Dogs!
"That prize package of the underworld, Duke Daggett..."
Storyline
Stuff grooms his dog to enter into a big dog show, hoping to win the $10,000 prize. Gangster Duke Daggett has the same idea. Swanky contestants hand over entrance fees to the steward, and Daggett's gang decide to rob one of them at home. Stuff overhears them and tells Greg. That evening, as the crooks are holding guns on the Vanderhofs, Vigilante and Stuff interrupt. Much to everybody's surprise (except Stuff himself) Stuff's dog walks away with the first prize. They decide to donate the $10,000 to the Allied War Chest.
Characters
- Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Duke Daggett (crook)
- Pierrepont Vanderhof
- The Earl of Bullingthrow
- Marshall Pettibone
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson (uncertain)
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Joe Kubert
Story Notes
Script credit from Bob Hughes.
"Be sure to get these top favorites..."
Story Notes
House ad featuring cover repros from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #20, Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #8, All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #18, Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series) #5, Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series) #9, Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #11, Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #7, and All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #12.
The Ancient Incas!
"On the snow-capped mountains of Peru..."
Storyline
Bill prevents lost Incan gold from making its way into German hands.
Characters
- Congo Bill
Credits
- Pencils: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
- Inks: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
Featuring Boy Commandos
"Gosh...Y'read Boy Commandos..."
Story Notes
House ad for Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series) #5, with a partial cover repro.
The Sea Snake
Featuring Good Books Worth Reading
Credits
- Script: Paul J. Bolger
Story Notes
Review of The Sea Snake by Stephen W. Meader, illustrated by Edward Shenton.
Between Dishonor and Death
"In a war, a rash act can be almost as disastrous as treason!"
Storyline
Americommando is at Pacific base headquarters when a message comes through from the marines holding a strategic position on an island stronghold. A convoy is en route with supplies and reinforcements, but there is no way to contact the island. Americommando flies to deliver a message, but is shot from the skies and picked up by a Japanese battleship, which he manages to blow up.
Characters
- Americommando [Tex Thomson]
Credits
- Script: Jonathon Dalton
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Script credit from Jerry Bails via Craig Delich. Artist signature in final panel.
Featuring Leading Comics
"Sure -- I know we're upside down!"
Story Notes
House ad for Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #9, with partial cover repro.
Bike-ology
"I got hungry while I was painting it!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
3 gags.
Double Twist
Credits
- Script: Tom Trent
Story Notes
Includes Superman's Secret Message and the Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comic Magazines.
The Pictures That Walked
"Have you ever seen a portrait walking?"
Storyline
Zatara is helping to sell War Bonds at the City Art Museum rally. Afterwards, he notices something phony about Gainsborough's painting of The Blue Boy. Using magic, he gets the blue boy to tell that he is just a copy of the original. He then spots a pair of suspicious-looking characters with a swag sack, and has the original blue boy inside the sack tell of his pedigree. Many other paintings are also forgeries, and the characters tell Zatara the forger's name was Arton. They attack Arton in his own home, and the original paintings are restored to the museum.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- Arthur Arton (art forger)
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Sulman
- Inks: Joe Sulman
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.