Issue Contents:
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Featuring Buzzy
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Water Sprite!
"Fearful are the tales of monsters strange..."
Storyline
Superman investigates the allegations of a young woman about the existence of a "water sprite", all a hoax to keep the authorities from discovering cheap materials that had been used in building a dam.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Nellie Thornley
- the Water Sprite [Kenneth Darby]
Credits
- Script: Suat Yalaz
- Pencils: Ira Yarbrough
- Inks: George Roussos
Story Notes
Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947). Alvin Schwartz used the name Vernon Woodrum for his comics work.
"Pst -- Don't bring in any prisoners right now..."
Credits
- Pencils: Marcos Ordóñez
- Inks: Marcos Ordóñez
Mind Over Matter!
"To Sleepyside, the town of rhyme..."
Characters
- Hayfoot Henry
Credits
- Pencils: Thurston Harper
- Inks: Thurston Harper
Story Notes
Art credits by Jerry Bails. Alvin Schwartz script credit removed by Craig Delich. The Who's Who states that Schwartz wrote this strip from 1946-48. The text is written in rhyming couplets.
"Hey, look! A runaway truck..."
Around the Clock with Armor
Credits
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
Room, Board -- and Bullets!
"As "The night has a thousand eyes"..."
Storyline
While out west, Bill discovers an illegal diamond mine on the US/Mexico border. He captures the gang operating the mine and turns them over to Mexican authorities.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Mike
Credits
- Script: Whitney Ellsworth
- Pencils: John Daly
- Inks: John Daly
"That sure is a remarkable machine!"
A Win for Packy
Magnet for Mobsters!
"It was only a small piece of metal!"
Storyline
A sample of a new magnetic alloy is worth up to a million dollars to rival steel producers Hoglett and Baker. Vigilante and Stuff pursue the sample on its long journey to the smelter, eventually retuning it to the honest Baker, who donates fifty thousand dollars to charity.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Hoglett
- Baker
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Mort Meskin
Facts and Fables!
"Remember the Pied Piper of Hamelin?"
Storyline
Obsessed with stories of fantasy, Jimmy Timms goes to bed with his mind racing about the outcome of some stories he was reading. In his dreams a winged Zatara takes him on a magical tour of various story locales. He and Jimmy assist Jan to plug the dyke in Holland, Jack's beanstalk to grow and the defeat of the giant, Red Riding Hood to overcome the wolf, and the Pied Piper to lure the rats from Hamelin.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- Jimmy Timms
- his mother and father
- Jan of Holland
- Jack and his beanstalk
- Red Riding Hood
- the Pied Piper
Credits
- Pencils: Scott Shriver
- Inks: Scott Shriver
"Look, kids!"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
"What'll I do with it, Sarge?"
Credits
- Pencils: Fred Robinson
- Inks: Fred Robinson
Story Notes
Back cover.