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Issue: Superman #28
Publication Date: May 1944
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Issues: #28 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: 02/26/1944
Volume: none
Pages: 52
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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Hercules; Atlas
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as Superman #28 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 1st Superman cover to actually have something to do with a story inside? ("Stand-In for Hercules!")
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Weather Man
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Lambs versus Wolfingham!

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): George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; J. Wilbur Wolfingham (villain)
Synopsis: Wilbur Wolfingham shows up in the Eden farming community, which has been beset by drought, tornadoes and insect infestation, and offers nothing but doom and gloom for the future. As a gesture of "good will," he offers to buy out the farmers' land and stock at whatever price they deem fair, giving the people worthless checks. When Superman enters the scene, the farmers have been bilked further by Wolfingham over the community's "worthless" oil well.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as Lambs Versus Wolfingham! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wheaties
First Line: A guide told me she lost 'em in a Athens boarding house...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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: That's funny - I can't find my shoes...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
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Superman's Secret Message

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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The Golden Galleons!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): Pete Riss [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; Jimmy Tuttle (introduction); Big Joe Reefer (villain, introduction); Hugo (Reefer's brother)
Synopsis: Superman enters the fray when a criminal smashes the model ship that Jimmy Tuttle has made in conjunction with the Daily Planet's model-building contest so that his own brother can win the prize money.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as The Golden Galleons! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Superman figures either swiped from Joe Shuster or redrawn by him.
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Be a Magician! Turn Waste Paper into War Weapons!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff ?
Penciller(s): George Roussos
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis: Superman puts on a special show, for 100 pounds of waste paper as an admission price, to demonstrate to the kids how that much waste paper can be transformed into 115 cardboard boxes which can hold ten 20mm shells.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as Be a Magician! Turn Waste Paper Into War Weapons! [Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Paper drive feature. Art identification by Jerry Bails.
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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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Drill Sergeant to Forget

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Penciller(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ray Houlihan
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Hank the Yank
Character(s): Hank
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Prize Cargo

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Murray Boltinoff [as Barry Blane] (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Suicidal Swain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry] (signed)
Penciller(s): Sam Citron [as Joe] (signed)
Inker(s): Don Komisarow [as Joe] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Lois Lane, Girl Reporter
Character(s): Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen Perry White
Synopsis: Lois helps stop a man with a broken heart from jumping off an eight story building because his girl gave his present to her of a box of chocolates to her dog.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #115 published October 1971
as The Suicidal Swain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as The Suicidal Swain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as The Suicidal Swain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: 1st solo Lois Lane story.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pep
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Oh Boy!- A free model war plane in every package of Pep
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Penciller(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ray Houlihan
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Life's Little Laffs
First Line: Er- The next window, sir...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Stand-In for Hercules!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger [as 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]; Mr. Boyle; Professor Button; Archides; Iole; Mercury; Hercules (introduction); Chiron (a centaur); Zeus; Apollo; Mars; Achelous (villain); Hydra (villainous creature)
Synopsis: At a meeting of The Liar's Club, Mr. Boyle tells the members of the story of the twelve labors of Hercules, and that they were accomplished, not by Hercules, but by Superman himself!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as Stand-In for Hercules! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Proto-imaginary story.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Herald Publishing Co.
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): Frank Beaven (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Beaven (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
First Line: Tell the Mess Sergeant to look up the recipe for turtle soup.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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