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15March-April 1942
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Superman #15

DC · March-April 1942 · on sale 1942-01-02

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#15
Publication date
March-April 1942
Key date
1942-03-00
On-sale date
1942-01-02
Indicia publisher
Superman Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RaySuperman [Clark Kent]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Hero of Darienin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Cop Who Was Ruinedcomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: Leo NowakSuperman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Sgt. Bob Branigan; Bill Talley (villain, introduction)
4Supermen of Americain-house column1letters: typeset
7Saboteurs from Napkancomic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Secretary of the Navy Hank Fox; Hokopoko (villain, introduction, death); Utsum (villain, introduction, death); the Black Circle (villains, introduction, deaths)
9-comic story0.5script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill
10Action Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
11-cartoon1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
12Superman in Oxnaliacomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; King Boris; Prince Micheal; Razkal (villain, introduction, death); Lord Murgot (villain, introduction, death)
13-cartoon0.33
14Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.33script: Jack Liebowitz
16Rattlebraintext story2script: Norman Goss
17-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffChief Hot Foot
18Tops in Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
19The Evolution Kingcomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Sgt. Casey; Phil Carter; Tim (a newspaper boy); The Evolution King (villain, introduction, death); Tony Rico (villain); Joe Glower (villain)
20The "Big 8"promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn]1971On eBay ›
The Superman Archives #4
ISBN 1-56389-107-7		1994On eBay ›
The Superman Chronicles #8
ISBN 978-1-4012-2647-3		2010On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6324-9		2016On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7867-0		2018On eBay ›

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