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26January-February 1944
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Superman #26

DC · January-February 1944 · on sale 1943-10-30

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
January-February 1944
Key date
1944-01-00
On-sale date
1943-10-30
Indicia publisher
Superman Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Joseph Goebbels
2The Super Stunt Man!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Daredevil Dolan (introduction); Billy Dolan (his son, introduction); Mr. Carter (carnival owner); Blackie Weever (villain, introduction)
4Comedians' Holiday!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: Paul FungSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Chiver; Cheadle; Byrd; Busch; Minnie Mannering; J. Wilbur Wolfingham (villain, introduction)
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
7Superman's Master!comic story11script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Andy Hoops (introduction, death); Mrs. Hoops (his mother); Myrtle Kendall; Charles Stanton [as Carl Denby] (banker); Marty O'Ghool (villain, introduction)
8Laffscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10The Marchtext story2script: Alton Black
11-comic story1script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrJudge Jollopy
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1
13The Quicksilver Kid!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Pete Riss; inks: Pete RissSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Quicksilver Kid [Mercury, God of Speed] (introduction)

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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