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38January-February 1946
$0.10

Superman #38

DC · January-February 1946 · on sale 1945-10-29

First appearance: Thom McAnFirst appearance: DaffyFirst appearance: Doodle
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
January-February 1946
Key date
1946-01-00
On-sale date
1945-10-29
Indicia publisher
Superman Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Thom McAn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Daffy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Doodle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Cavalier - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mortimer Drake - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: George RoussosBatman, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne, The Cavalier First, Mortimer Drake First
1Editorial Advisory Board Superman DC Comic Magazinespromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2D Is for Donkeypromo (ad from the publisher)0.67Batman, Bruce Wayne
3The Battle of the Atoms!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Pete Riss; inks: George RoussosClark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Superman, Perry White
6The Bad Old Knights!comic story11script: Bill Finger; pencils: Pete Riss; inks: George RoussosClark Kent, Superman
7-comic story0.5script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-WinDaffy First, Doodle First
9Gun-Grabbing Georgetext story1.67script: Jesse Merlan
10Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
11-comic story0.5script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-WinJasper
14The International Swindlercomic story4script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Pete Riss; inks: George RoussosClark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White
16The Man of Stone!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Pete Riss; inks: George RoussosClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Perry White

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman #2431971On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn]1971On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn]
ISBN 0517551004		1983On eBay ›
Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0770-7; 978-1-4012-0770-0		2006On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-7476-4		2018On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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