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Superman, #28

Published: May-June 1944

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Story Featuring Superman

Credits
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1st Superman cover to actually have something to do with a story inside? ("Stand-In for Hercules!")

Lambs versus Wolfingham!

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

Wilbur Wolfingham shows up in the Eden farming community, which has been beset by drought, tornadoes and insect infestation, and offers nothing but doom and gloom for the future. As a gesture of "good will," he offers to buy out the farmers' land and stock at whatever price they deem fair, giving the people worthless checks. When Superman enters the scene, the farmers have been bilked further by Wolfingham over the community's "worthless" oil well.

Credits
Story Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn and inker identification by Bob Hughes. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

The Golden Galleons!

Story Featuring Superman

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Superman enters the fray when a criminal smashes the model ship that Jimmy Tuttle has made in conjunction with the Daily Planet's model-building contest so that his own brother can win the prize money.

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Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn and inker identification by Bob Hughes. 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. Superman figures either swiped from Joe Shuster or redrawn by him.

Be a Magician! Turn Waste Paper into War Weapons!

Story Featuring Superman

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Superman puts on a special show, for 100 pounds of waste paper as an admission price, to demonstrate to the kids how that much waste paper can be transformed into 115 cardboard boxes which can hold ten 20mm shells.

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Paper drive feature. Art identification by Jerry Bails.

Prize Cargo
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The Suicidal Swain
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Lois helps stop a man with a broken heart from jumping off an eight story building because his girl gave his present to her of a box of chocolates to her dog.

Credits
Story Notes

1st solo Lois Lane story. Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn.Credits changed to match Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

Stand-In for Hercules!

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

At a meeting of The Liar's Club, Mr. Boyle tells the members of the story of the twelve labors of Hercules, and that they were accomplished, not by Hercules, but by Superman himself!

Credits
Story Notes

Proto-imaginary story. Inker identification by Bob Hughes. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

Story Featuring Private Pete

"That's funny - I can't find my shoes..."

Credits
Drill Sergeant to Forget
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"Er- The next window, sir..."

Credits

"Oh Boy!- A free model war plane in every package of Pep"

"A guide told me she lost 'em in a Athens boarding house..."

"Tell the Mess Sergeant to look up the recipe for turtle soup."

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Back cover.

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Superman's Secret Message
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Inside front cover.