Issue Contents:
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Submarine Sailor
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Credits
- Script: Paul J. Bolger
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Superman Takes a Holiday!
"Metropolis is dismayed when Superman goes vacationing..."
Storyline
A new villain, the Thinker, continues to outwit the Man of Tomorrow...until Superman decides to leave for a vacation and allows Clark Kent to take over for him!
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- The Thinker
Credits
- Script: Don C. Cameron
- Pencils: Pete Riss
- Inks: George Roussos (uncertain)
Story Notes
Pencils previously credited to Sam Citron. Based on Martin O’Hearns blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/04/millie-model-by-ken-bald-and-pete-riss.html, http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/03/pete-riss-mahunter.html, and http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2012/03/superman-riss-or-citron.html, and comparing this story to Citron’s known work on Classics Illustrated 10 [HRN 140] and the DC Mr. District Attorney series, this art credit has been changed to Pete Riss. Writer and pencil credits confirmed from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).
Energy on the Alert!
Fight Paper Waste -- and Hang One on the Paper-Hanger of Berlin!
Storyline
Superman encourages kids to help save waste paper to help the war effort.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff (uncertain)
- Pencils: George Roussos
- Inks: George Roussos
A Challenge from the Pyramids!
"Priceless treasures change hands..."
Storyline
A Ming vase is only the first in a string of robberies from curio shops. Stuff is concerned for his uncle, Lee Chin, and when he and Vigilante get to the shop they find a robbery already in progress. The crooks get away after knocking Vigilante out, but Stuff has found a key with an address stamped on it. This takes them to a warehouse on the docks, where they find the crooks getting ready to ship their loot across the bay. The ringleader is revealed to be Dr. Sanderson, Assistant Curator of Egyptology at the Fine Arts Museum.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- John Elder
- Lee Chin
- Dr. Sanderson (villain)
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson (uncertain)
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Mort Meskin
"Butch ain't got de nerve to hit this new kid..."
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The Forest Primeval!
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Words Are Weapons!
"Deep in the heart of the conquered territories..."
Storyline
In Japanese-controlled China the resistance troops plan to blow up an airfield, but reinforcements are sent in before it can happen. Americommando is a prisoner. The village elder invites the Japanese base commander to a feast they have prepared in his honor. He asks to see Americommando and to tell him the Chinese are happy under Japanese rule. After he has left Americommando thinks on his last words, "a wise man examines the bench before he sits" and finds a dagger under his bench. Escaping, he joins forces with the freedom fighters and sets fire to the air base.
Characters
- Americommando [Tex Thomson]
- Ling Fo
- Colonel Hakita
Credits
- Script: Jonathon Dalton
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Writer credit by Jerry Bails. Baily signs in the final panel.
The Fugitive
Credits
- Script: Eben Azuni
Help Me Smash This Menace!
Clouds of Crime!
"Get under cover! Because it isn't raining rain...it's dripping crime!"
Storyline
Zatara is performing in a small town when he hears a jewelry store owner tell his assistant to get the gems into the vault as it looks like rain. Zatara wants to know the connection, and is told that every robbery in the past three months has occurred during a rain storm. The thieves then vanish without a trace. Walking on, Zatara interrupts a robbery by men who seem to have just appeared from nowhere. They take the elevator to the roof and disappear. Zatara uses magic to walk into the clouds and finds a floating island, which he causes to lands in front of the police station.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- Professor Arla
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Sulman
- Inks: Joe Sulman
Story Notes
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Story Notes
Back cover.