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19November-December 1942
$0.10

Superman #19

DC · November-December 1942 · on sale 1942-08-30

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
November-December 1942
Key date
1942-11-00
On-sale date
1942-08-30
Indicia publisher
Superman Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleySuperman
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Good Books Worth Readingtext article0.67script: Josette Frank
3Case of the Funny Paper Crimescomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Ed Dobrotka; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Funnyface (introduction, villain); Torgo (villain); Machine-Gun Mike (villain); Black Raider (villain); Goola (villain); Viper (villain); Detective Craig (introduction); Prince Peril (introduction); Solitary Rider (introduction); Streak Duga
4Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
5Putney Gets Into a Jam--comic story1
7How Do They Think 'Em Up?!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
8Superman's Amazing Adventurecomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: Leo NowakSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Skeet Monahan (introduction, villain)
9Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1
10When In Doubt--comic story1
11The Canine and the Crookscomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: Leo NowakSuperman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Mr. Z [Oscar Lanchester] (introduction, villain)
12-comic story0.44
13Adventure Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.22
15Just-Like Juniorcomic story2pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan Asch
16Grandstand Coachtext story2script: Eddie Duane
17-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
19World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
21Superman, Matinee Idolcomic story13script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster, Ed Dobrotka; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; animated Superman; animated Lois Lane; animated Mad Scientist (villain)
22The Big Eight!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 2.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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