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Issue: Superman #26
Publication Date: January 1944
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Issues: #26 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: 10/30/1943
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth [as F. W. Ellsworth] (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; then standard Silver Age U.S.; then 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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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Joseph Goebbels
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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: 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: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as Superman #26 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Electric Football
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Super Stunt Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): Joe Shuster (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Daredevil Dolan (introduction); Billy Dolan (his son, introduction); Mr. Carter (carnival owner); Blackie Weever (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The son of a former carnival daredevil comes to town, not knowing his father had lost his nerve years before in a car stunt gone wrong. Superman agrees to help impersonate the man, so that the son will see "his dad" perform great stunts...that is, until a former carnival employee with a grudge again the daredevil decides to get even.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as The Super Stunt-Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).
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You're Ready for Action!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; George Lichty (cartoon, signed)
Inker(s): ?; George Lichty (cartoon, signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Comedians' Holiday!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Fung [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Chiver; Cheadle; Byrd; Busch; Minnie Mannering; J. Wilbur Wolfingham (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Clark and Lois decry the closing of a new movie company that has given work to former vaudeville comedians, but when Clark overhears the owner mentioning to his gang that he has doctored the books and stolen $20,000 outright from the company, it's time for Superman to intervene!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as Comedian's Holiday! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947)
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Private Pete
Character(s): Private Pete
First Line: Gosh - Everyone is getting set for the big parade this afternoon!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Superman's Master!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [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)
Synopsis: A young man accidentally overhears Superman talking with a wanted felon, who has now become an upright citizen of the community, and he blackmails the Man of Steel in order to keep that information secret...with fatal results.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as Superman's Master! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laffs
First Line: I can't pay you cash...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kellogg's Pep
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The March

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alton Black (credited)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Farr
Penciller(s): Jack Farr
Inker(s): Jack Farr
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jack Farr
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Good Ol' Judge Jollopy
Character(s): Judge Jollopy
First Line: With a heart of pure gold...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!
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Pages: 1
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The Quicksilver Kid!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): Pete Riss [as Joe Shuster]
Inker(s): Pete Riss [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Quicksilver Kid [Mercury, God of Speed] (introduction)
Synopsis: Superman has his hands full trying to battle a group of gangsters, who are disguising themselves as Policemen and committing robberies, and the shenanigans of Mercury, the winged messenger of the pagan gods and mischievous patron of thieves, who has been awakened from a 1000 year sleep.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as The Quicksilver Kid! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: No "S" on cape. "A flying man in a crimson cape!"

Too much of the story's characters, poses, lines, etc. reek of Sprang's work. He probably roughed the story out, Citron finished the pencils and and the inker took it from there.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Muscle Power Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Radio Institute
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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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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