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Issue Details

Issue #42
Published September-October 1946
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth, [Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger]
Notes inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04

Cover Details

Characters Lois Lane
Genre superhero
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks George Roussos?
Notes inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04

12 page Superman story "The Man Who Wouldn't Quit"

Characters Villain: J. Wilbur Wolfingham, Lois Lane
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Ira Yarbrough
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04, writer credit by Martin O'Hearn

4 page Lois Lane story "The Bowling Alley Crimes"

Characters Steve Bard, Clark Kent; Perry White; Villain: Whitey, Turk, and unnamed crook (Intro for all)
Genre superhero
Script Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils Sam Citron
Inks Stan Kaye?
Notes inker credit by Bob Hughes, writer credit by Rich Morrissey and Martin O'Hearn

12 page Superman story "A Legend Comes True"

Characters Villain: Burton Crowther (Intro); Lois Lane
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Ira Yarbrough
Inks Stan Kaye?
Notes inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04;

Half page Stumpy filler

Genre humor
Script Phil Berube
Pencils Phil Berube
Inks Phil Berube

2 page text story "Tin Badge"

Script Stan Carter
Letters typeset

12 page Superman story "The Death of Clark Kent"

Characters Superman; Pinky Redd (Villain, Intro); Lois Lane
Synopsis When Clark Kent is "killed" in front of witnesses Superman adopts a new identity.
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils Ira Yarbrough
Inks Stan Kaye?
Notes Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit by Bob Hughes 2004-12. Redone in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127.
Reprinted in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #284 (February 1975)