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Issue Details

Issue #44
Published January-February 1947
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth, [Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger]
Notes inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04; last issue published by Superman Inc, some stories would continue to be copyrighted by Superman Inc until the 1960's

Cover Details - "Playthings of Peril"

Characters Toyman
Genre superhero
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks George Roussos?
Notes inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04; last issue published by Superman Inc, some stories would continue to be copyrighted by Superman Inc until the 1960's

12 page Superman story "Playthings of Peril"

Characters Villain: The Toyman; Lois Lane
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Ira Yarbrough
Inks George Roussos
Notes writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04

12 page Superman story "The Men Who Didn't Die On Time"

Characters Villain: Samuel C. Owens (Intro); Lois Lane; Joe Swift (intro)
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron?
Pencils Ira Yarbrough
Inks Stan Kaye?
Notes credits by Bob Hughes 12/04

2 page text story "Sky Ride"

Script Mel Terret
Letters typeset

Half page Daffy and Doodle filler

Genre humor
Script Lit-Win
Pencils Lit-Win
Inks Lit-Win

13 page Superman story "Shakespeare's Ghost Writer"

Characters William Shakespeare, James I; Lois Lane; Perry White; Rinton
Synopsis Supes helps Shakespeare write MACBETH! When Lois and Clark are accidentally sent through time and Superman shows up, Lois thinks Clark must be Superman, but he fools her with a dummy and some ventriloquism. Superman can't travel through time be himself in this story.
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Ira Yarbrough
Inks George Roussos?
Notes 1st (?) time travel story. Inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04

1 page Salesman Sam filler

Genre gag
Script Phil Berube
Pencils Phil Berube
Inks Phil Berube