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Issue: Superman #14
Publication Date: January 1942
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Issues: #14 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: 11/01/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Cover, Front
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn] [Original Edition] published January 1971
as Superman in the 1930s & 1940s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-47 published August 1976
as Superman Salutes the Bicentennial [Illustration on Cover, Front]revised & recolored
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Superman in the 1940s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Gallery #1 [1st Printing] published April 1993
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #4 [First Printing] published July 1994
as Superman #14 [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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Tom Had the Merriest Christmas Ever!

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Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
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Character(s): Tom
First Line: Gee!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Concerts of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Rudolph Krazinski (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: When people who attend a concert at Plymouth Hall are robbed, seemingly without their knowledge, Clark and Lois attend the next evening's concert to see if lightning strikes twice. It does, and Clark discovers that mass hypnotism is involved, which makes it all the worse a few nights later when the concert is broadcast over the airwaves, making people fall asleep while listening to the program, and allowing criminals to rob them blind.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #4 [First Printing] published July 1994
as Concerts of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Story title taken from the Archive.
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Supermen of America

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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Superman Krypto-Raygun

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Superman
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Pages: 1
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The Invention Thief

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Chet Farnsworth (intro); Jim Baldwin (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: When young Chet Farnsworth's invention, a fire extinguishing powder, is successfully used to put out a tenement fire, the young man hastily signs a contract with an unscrupulous man, not realizing that he has just signed the rights and any profits away to him.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #4 [First Printing] published July 1994
as The Invention Thief [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Story title taken from the Archive.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rollin Stone
Character(s): Stone; Mr. Murphy
First Line: Lissen, Stone! I'll give you 24 hours to find a job...
Synopsis: A police officer helps Stone find a job as a window cleaner.
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Pages: 2
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: New free book tells how the fun of today may lead to the opportunity of tomorrow
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Pages: 0.33
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Jinx Job

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime
Character(s): Lefty Larson; Carter
First Line: Lefty Larson fondled the automatic that rested in his pocket, smiled as he felt its reassuring cold steel.
Synopsis: Lefty believes he has pulled off his thirteenth successful job after robbing a jewelry store. To Lefty’s surprise though, a police officer catches him in short order. In his haste to get away and blend into the pedestrian traffic, Lefty forgot to remove the mask he wore while committing the robbery!
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Pages: 0.67
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The Undersea City

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Chet Furnall; Princess Kuella (introduction, death); King Saffro (introduction, death); the Mer-people (deaths); Akthar (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Perry sends Lois and Clark out to cover a fisherman's story that he has spotted a living mermaid. Lois dismisses it after the interview, but Clark decides to investigate further and discovers the man is telling the truth. The mermaid tells the Man of Tomorrow that her father's evil adviser is planning to invade the land world and must be stopped.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #4 [First Printing] published July 1994
as The Undersea City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: 1st Mermaid story in Superman feature. Compare with "The Girl in Superman's Past" in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: opinion
Feature(s): Good Books and Movies
Synopsis: Books reviewed include "The Young Douglas" by Jeanette Covent Nolan and "Sgt. York" starring Gary Cooper.
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Cecile; Marie; Emilie; Yvonne; Annette
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Several small ads in the left-hand column of the first page of the text story.
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Marked Man

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Quintesa Doba; Buck Mawson; Sheriff Baird
First Line: He was a marked man, this Quintesa Doba...
Synopsis: Doba robs the Silver Dollar cabaret to share the ill-gotten gains with needy families.
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Pages: 1.33
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the bottom of the second page of the text story.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Clancy
First Line: Gosh, a real tent circus...
Synopsis: Clancy enters a fun house and discovers it doesn’t quite live up to its name.
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Action Comics (DC, 1938 Series) #43.
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-And Here's Top Value

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: 96 big pages
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 Series) #4.
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The Lightning Master

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lightning Master (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: Strange, terrible disasters strike the heart of a great city!
Synopsis: Superman responds to a horrible lightning storm that is wreaking havoc all over Metropolis.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #4 [First Printing] published July 1994
as The Lightning Master [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Lightning Master next seen in ALL-STAR SQUADRON ANNUAL #2.
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And Now the "Big Seven" Becomes the "Big Eight"!

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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
First Line: Tops in monthly comic magazines!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for multiple DC titles including Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 Series) #1. The ad also features a letter written by Gene Tunney, the boxing champion.
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Amazing Gift Offer to Superman Readers!

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Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Ready for Christmas

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Red Ryder
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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