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Issue Details

Issue #45
Published March-April 1947
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth; [Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger]
Notes inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04; First issue published by National Comics. Statement of ownership--National Comics, H & G Donenfeld, J & R Liebowitz, P & S Sampliner, Irwin and Sonia Donenfeld, owners; J Liebowitz manager

Cover Details

Characters Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks George Roussos?
Notes inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04; First issue published by National Comics. Statement of ownership--National Comics, H & G Donenfeld, J & R Liebowitz, P & S Sampliner, Irwin and Sonia Donenfeld, owners; J Liebowitz manager
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

12 page Superman story "Lois Lane, Superwoman!"

Characters Brute; Buzzard; Bear (all as the BBB Gang, all intro, all villains); Superman; Hocus; Pocus; Lois Lane (as Superwoman); Perry White
Synopsis Lois believes Hocus and Pocus have given her super powers.
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils John Sikela
Inks George Roussos
Notes writer id by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04
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 (1983)

12 page Superman story "Showdown on the Showboat"

Characters Superman; Hugh Rowland (intro, villain); Captain George Golden (intro); Gilda Golden (intro, George's daughter)
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils John Sikela
Inks George Roussos?
Notes inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04

2 page text story "Crime Key"

Script Tex Wade
Letters typeset

Half page Chief Hot Foot filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page Handy Andy filler

Genre gag
Script Jack Farr
Pencils Jack Farr
Inks Jack Farr

Half page "Happy" Herman story

Genre gag
Script Phil Berube
Pencils Phil Berube
Inks Phil Berube

12 page Superman story "The Case of the Living Trophies"

Characters Superman; an alien (intro, villain); Lois Lane
Synopsis When kidnapped by an alien collector, Superman uses his telepathic will control and face changing powers to escape.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils John Sikela
Inks George Roussos?
Notes writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04
Reprinted in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #251 (May 1972)