| Issue | #18 |
| Published | September-October 1942 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth, [Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger] |
| Notes | Story title by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). |
| Characters | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Story title by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman From the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #nn (1971); in Superman From the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #nn; in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5; in Superman in the Forties (DC, 2005 series) #nn |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Carl Bland (intro; villain); Nazi sympathizers |
| Synopsis | Clark Kent, concerned that the people of Metropolis seem oblivious to the Nazi threat in the world, approaches editor White about writing a series of stories that will wake the citizens up to the realization that they are in danger as well. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Notes | Superman has a red "S" on yellow background on his cape. |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Professor Glenn Calloway; Lex Luthor (villain) |
| Synopsis | When an astronomer discovers the existence of a strange meteorite, Superman correctly guesses that it has something to do with the terrible heat wave engulfing Metropolis. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Notes | Superman has a yellow "S" on yellow background on his cape. |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Rita Allen; John Fleming; The Man With the Cane [Jim Mason](intro; villain) |
| Synopsis | When editor White decides to take his first vacation in years, he appoints Lois to take his place, and her first order is to assign Clark to the love-lorn column. This assignment, however, leads the Man of Tomorrow into a case of intrigue and murder, as a mysterious man with a cane attempts to wrest secret plans for a tank-plane away from a young inventor. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Notes | Superman has a yellow "S" in yellow shield on his cape, except when it's red. |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000) |
| Characters | Busy Bill |
| Genre | humor |
| Notes | This filler is NOT found in the Archive. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Eric Carter (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Big Luke (dies); The Snake [Bill Chantey] (intro; villain; dies) |
| Synopsis | When a miner dies of a mysterious snake bite, Superman disguises himself as a miner and secures work at the mine in hopes of uncovering the person responsible. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #5 (2000) |