"Superman, Champion of the Oppressed" | |
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Title: | "Superman, Champion of the Oppressed" |
Volume: | 1 |
Number: | 1 |
Cover price: | 10¢ |
Cover date: | June, 1938 |
Publisher: | DC Comics |
Credits | |
Chief: | Vincent Sullivan |
Writers: | Jerry Siegel |
Pencilers: | Joe Shuster |
Inkers: | Joe Shuster |
Cover artists: | Joe Shuster |
Cover inker: | Joe Shuster |
Cover colorist: | Jack Adler [1] |
Group editor: | Vincent Sullivan |
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"Superman, Champion of the Oppressed"[]
"Superman, Champion of the Oppressed" | |
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Title: | "Superman, Champion of the Oppressed" |
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Writers: | Jerry Siegel [2] |
Pencilers: | Joe Shuster |
Inkers: | Joe Shuster |
Letterers: | Joe Shuster [3] |
Editors: | Vincent Sullivan |
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"The A-Gang"[]
"The A-Gang" | |
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Title: | "The A-Gang" |
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Writers: | Homer Fleming [4] |
Pencilers: | Homer Fleming |
Inkers: | Homer Fleming |
Editors: | Vincent Sullivan |
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"The Mystery of the Freight Train Robberies"[]
"The Mystery of the Freight Train Robberies" | |
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Title: | "The Mystery of the Freight Train Robberies" |
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Writers: | Fred Guardineer |
Pencilers: | Fred Guardineer |
Inkers: | Fred Guardineer |
Letterers: | Fred Guardineer [5] |
Editors: | Vincent Sullivan |
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"South Sea Strategy (Part 1)"[]
"South Sea Strategy" | |
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Title: | "South Sea Strategy" |
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Writers: | Frank Thomas [6] |
Editors: | Vincent Sullivan |
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"Sticky-Mitt Stimson"[]
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Title: | "Sticky-Mitt Stimson" |
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Writers: | Russell Cole [7] |
Pencilers: | Russell Cole |
Inkers: | Russell Cole |
Letterers: | Russell Cole |
Editors: | Vincent Sullivan |
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"The Adventures of Marco Polo"[]
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Title: | "The Adventures of Marco Polo" |
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Pencilers: | Sven Elven |
Inkers: | Sven Elven |
Letterers: | Sven Elven |
Editors: | Vincent Sullivan |
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"The Light Heavyweight Championship"[]
"The Light Heavyweight Championship" | |
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Title: | "The Light Heavyweight Championship" |
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Pencilers: | Fred Guardineer |
Inkers: | Fred Guardineer |
Editors: | Vincent Sullivan |
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"The International Jewel Thief"[]
"The International Jewel Thief" | |
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Title: | "The International Jewel Thief" |
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Writers: | Will Ely |
Pencilers: | Will Ely |
Inkers: | Will Ely |
Editors: | Vincent Sullivan |
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"Murder in England"[]
"Murder in England" | |
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Title: | "Murder in England" |
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Writers: | Ken Fitch [8] |
Pencilers: | Bernard Baily |
Inkers: | Bernard Baily |
Letterers: | Bernard Baily |
Editors: | Vincent Sullivan |
While visiting England, Tex Thompson stumbles upon a murdered man in the country. Sonja, a nearby girl accuses Tex of the murder, forcing the cowboy to run from the sheriff. Ted later learns that Sonja is working with the gang of killers and has captured a young boy named Bob who can prove Tex’s innocence.
Tex frees Bob and sends him for help, but in return is captured himself. Bob returns in time to free Tex, but both men are still in danger until the sheriff arrives to round up the gang.
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- Page count: 68 pages.
- This issue shipped to newsstands on April 18th, 1938. [9]
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- ↑ Alter Ego #56, February, 2006
- ↑ Writer Jerry Siegel is credited as Jerome Siegel in this issue.
- ↑ The Grand Comics Database; Action Comics #1; Joe Shuster is unconfirmed as the letterer for this story. He is uncredited in the original text in this capacity.
- ↑ Writer, artist and inker Homer Fleming is credited as H. Fleming in this issue.
- ↑ The Grand Comics Database; Action Comics #1; Fred Guardineer is unconfirmed as the letterer for this story. He is uncredited in the original text in this capacity.
- ↑ Writer Frank Thomas is credited as Captain Frank Thomas in this issue.
- ↑ Writer, penciler, inker and letterer Russell Cole is credited as Alger in this issue.
- ↑ The Grand Comics Database; Action Comics #1; Ken Fitch is unconfirmed as the writer for this story. He is uncredited in the original text.
- ↑ Jack Liebowitz; Detective Comics, Inc. vs. Bruns (Fox) Publications April 6th and April 7th, 1939