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Issue: Superman #13
Publication Date: November 1941
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Issues: #13 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Superman Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/26/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of August 29 in ad in Action Comics #41.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; the Nazis
First Line: World's greatest adventure-strip character!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #4 [First Printing] published July 1994
as Superman #13 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #4 [First Printing] published July 1994
as Back Cover [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]back cover; 1/4 page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Fred Ray.
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Rain

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gillette Bicycle Tires
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Glover's
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Light

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Senator Tom Billingsley; The Light [Lex Luthor] (villain)
Synopsis: Superman must battle Lex Luthor who is disguised as The Light, a criminal who kidnaps prominent men from many different fields, hypnotizes them with colored lights, and makes them do his bidding.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn] [Original Edition] published January 1971
as The Light [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as The Machinations of The Light [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #4 [First Printing] published July 1994
as The Light [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Joe Shuster not listed in credits in Superman Archives #4. Story title from the Archives reprint.
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Energy to Perform

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Supermen of America

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Archer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen (name Jimmy revealed); Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Thomas Gayford (death); Amos Kendrick; The Archer [Quigley] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: A new villain hits the front pages of Metropolis' newspapers, a villain who prefers hunting human beings for profit rather than animals, and when Perry White cannot locate Lois or Clark to cover the story, a young office boy at the Daily Planet takes on the job himself --- and gets his first by-line!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn] [Original Edition] published January 1971
as The Archer [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Superman versus The Archer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #[nn] published March 1987
as Superman versus The Archer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #[nn] [First Printing] published May 1987
as Superman versus the Archer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #4 [First Printing] published July 1994
as The Archer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Jimmy Olsen is blonde-haired in this story; last name Olsen not used until issue #15. This is Jimmy's first definite appearance in a comic book. First named appearance was on the Superman radio program. Story title from the Archives reprint.
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Lost Lagoon and The Reluctant Dragon

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
Feature(s): Good Books and Movies
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Books reviewed include "Lost Legion" by Armstrong Sperry and Walt Disney's "The Reluctant Dragon."
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laff Lines
First Line: Is Mr. Rogers expecting you?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.44
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.22
Disclose Notes: A pair of small ads.
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Everybody's Wearing Superman Moccasins

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman Moccasins
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Baby on the Doorstep

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Bob Pierson (a baby, introduction); Clara Pierson (his mother); Leila (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Clark Kent receives a note to go to a certain address to pick up a baby and to care for it for a few days. But when attempts are made to kidnap the child, Superman intervenes and discovers that the mother was trying to protect the child from enemy agents who believed she knew the secret of her late husband's war-time invention.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #253 published June 1972
as Baby on the Doorstep [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGiant Lois Lane Album #13 published January 1974
as Case of the Abandoned Baby [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #4 [First Printing] published July 1994
as Baby on the Doorstep [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Story title taken from the Archives reprint.
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Good Company!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Here's Top Value!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Sailor's Shawl

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
First Line: It's sure nice of your dad to give you such a swell car...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The "Big Six" Now Becomes the "Big Seven"

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The City Beneath the Earth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Tulan (introduction); Kyack (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Superman discovers an underground civilization beneath Metropolis that has been using a ray apparatus to destroy buildings in Metropolis and elsewhere. He meets with Kyack and learns that this civilization once populated the Earth before the ice age, and the glaciers forced them underground, where they built their new civilization. Now they are planning an invasion of the Earth's surface and restore the rule they once had over it.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #4 [First Printing] published July 1994
as The City Beneath the Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Story title taken from the Archives reprint.
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Choose Your Prize

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Boys and Girls It's Free!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Schwinn
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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