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Issue: Superman #10
Publication Date: May 1941
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Issues: #10 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Superman, Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/05/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (uncredited); Murray Boltinoff (uncredited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #35 and copyright registration.

There is no publisher cover emblem, just the "IND." distributor brand.

Full indicia: "May - June 1941--No. 10. SUPERMAN is published bi-monthly by Superman, Inc., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. Reentered as second class matter June 25, 1940 at the post office at New York, N. Y. under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscriptions 75c a year including postage. Entire contents copyrighted 1941 by Superman, Inc. Printed in U.S.A."
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In33
reprinted 4 times as/in other Issues.
reprinted 29 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Superman #10 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Back Cover [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]back cover; 1/4 page
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #6 published April 2009
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]minus the date, distributor emblem, and blurb, with price redrawn, and trademark moved
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Be a Cowboy!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver; Fred Harman (photo)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Be a Cowboy! [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]inside front cover; 1/4 page; in color
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Red Ryder Daisy air rifle on the inside front cover in black and white. Curiously, this was colored in the Archives reprint. The indicia is at the bottom of this page.
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Superman: World's Greatest Adventure Character

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Shuster Shop
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Superman: World's Greatest Adventure Character [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Frontispiece.
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The Invisible Luthor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Luthor (villain, bald at last); Bob Dunning (villain)
Synopsis: Metropolis is struck first by invisible robbers, then disappearing and reappearing buildings, and finally all water being shut off to residents. Superman discovers that Luthor is behind the scheme, who demands $100 million from the city and that it be delivered by the Man of Tomorrow.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #6 published April 2009
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as The Sky Sub [Story on Interior Page(s)](this needs verification)
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Invisible Luthor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagKlassiker der Comic-Literatur #1 published January 2005
as Superman - Erster Auftritt von Lex Luthor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Luthor is bald, the first in comics. Earlier bald appearance was in the Sunday newspaper strip.

Superman has a blue "S" on a yellow background on his cape, except on page 11 where it's red, and page 13 where it's blue in one panel and green in another. The reprints colored it blue on 4 and 8 and half of 10, but red everywhere else.

The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint.
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Money for You!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lou Paige [as Paige] (signed)
Inker(s): Lou Paige [as Paige] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Lou Paige ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Calling All Cars
First Line: West Stewartstown, NH...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Made up of five illustrated, unusual, but factual one panel cartoons involving Policemen, such as prisoners at a prison in New Hampshire that were allowed to order anything they wanted from the jail's mail-order catalog. Two of them ordered hacksaws and escaped!
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?; Jim Crowley (signed)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Character(s): Coach Jim Crowley (photo)
First Line: Coach Jim Crowley 'rams' home these facts about quick food energy
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Talent Agency Fraud

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed); Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mrs. Wallburn; Mr. Grady (villain, introductioin)
Synopsis: When Lois Lane announces to members of the Daily Planet staff that she plans to leave her reporter's job for the life of a stage and screen star, Clark smells a rat, and investigates the Grady Talent Agency, and learns that Grady is promising many women the same life career, while draining their bank accounts.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #6 published April 2009
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Talent Agency Fraud [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Superman has a blue "S" on his cape, but in the reprints, it's blue only on page 5; otherwise red. The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint.
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World's Best Value!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): World's Best Comics
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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"For thrills and adventure don't miss this issue!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard
Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Comics
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Flash; Hawkman; Green Lantern; Atom; Spectre; Hour-Man; Doctor Fate; Sandman]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as For Thrills and Adventure Don't Miss This Issue! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for All-Star Comics #4, with accompanying head views of each JSA member illustrated by Everett E. Hibbard.
When this page was reconstructed for the Archive, the page edges of the All-Star issue were deleted.
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The Spy Ring of Righab Bey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Jim Gregg; Mary Grogan; Carter; Righab-Bey (villain, introduction); Raj (villain, Bey's assistant)
Synopsis: Lois and Clark see Jim Gregg, a clerk in the Ordnance Division of the War Department, coming out of an astrologer's office, and find it odd the man wold visit such a place. Separately, Lois, then Clark visit the evil Righam-Bey trying to learn what he is up to, but it is Superman who discovers that the ordnance clerk knows about a new bomb being tested that responds to the engines of enemy ships, and the astrologer is attempting to learn that secret for himself.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #6 published April 2009
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Spy Ring of Righab Bey [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Superman has a green "S" on his cape in its only appearance on page 12, but in the reprints, it's red. The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint.
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It's a Date!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley (Superman figure)
Inker(s): Jack Burnley (Superman figure)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Big Leaguer

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Shute (credited)
Penciller(s): Cliff Young [as Cliff] (signed, spot illustration)
Inker(s): Cliff Young [as Cliff] (signed, spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, sports
Character(s): Willie Albert; Coach Green; Ensign Meeks
Synopsis: Coach Green takes his star pitcher, Willie Albert, to the doctor to have his sore arm examined, and is told, that with some rest, the arm will be fine. The coach is happy and assures Willie that one day his dream to be a big league pitcher will come true...only fate steps in and Willie becomes a "big leaguer" in an entirely different fashion sooner than he thinks.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Big Leaguer [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Starman

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): Jack Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Adventure Comics; Starman
Character(s): Starman
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.17
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Big Chief Wahoo
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: A few small ads on either side of the Starman promo.
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Superman Is on the Radio

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Shuster
Inker(s): Paul Cassidy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Adventures of Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Superman the Radio (sic) [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: An ad for Superman on the radio, and has a listing of the stations broadcasting it.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff [as Bolty] (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff [as Bolty] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): It's True!
First Line: Admiral Byrd on his second Antarctic expedition...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Gives information on how much a soldier's pack weighs; how porterhouse steak got its name; how all U.S. lighthouses are painted; and what Admiral Byrd took with him on his 2nd Antarctic expedition.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batman
First Line: What!?! Do you mean to say you haven't seen Batman no. 4?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for Batman #4 with its cover (with art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson).
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Just a Sample!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily (signed)
Inker(s): Bernard Baily (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bernard Baily; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): More Fun Comics; The Spectre
Character(s): Spectre (Jim Corrigan)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Just a Sample! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Dukalia Spy Ring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Lt. Ferguson; ex-Captain Lang; Karl Wolff (villain, introduction, death); Hall (villain)
Synopsis: A former Naval officer, discharged for conduct unbecoming to an officer, draws the attention of Karl Wolff, consul for Dukalia, a nation which believes it is superior to America, and desires to take the U.S. over. Superman investigates and discovers that this Naval officer has invented a submarine that can operate in the air, as well as on or below the surface of the ocean, and that he is a double agent being used to facilitate the capture of these spies.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #6 published April 2009
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn] [Original Edition] published January 1971
as The Dukalia Spy Ring [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Luthor's Earthquake Machine [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Dukalia Spy Ring [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Superman has a blue "S" on his cape, except it's red on page 2 (matched in the reprints). The title is used in the table of contents of the Chronicles reprint.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Wilson Chem Co. [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A full page ad from the Wilson Chemical Company, makers of White Cloverine brand salve, encouraging readers to sell the stuff to win swell prizes.
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The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman; Star-Man; Batman; Green Lantern; Spectre; Flash
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Remington Rand
First Line: This beautiful desk for only $1.00
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00 [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]inside back cover; 1/4 page
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. An advertisement for Remington Portable Typewriters, by Remington Rand, Inc.
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Daisy Superman Krypto-Raygun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman Krypto-Raygun
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Preston
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Daisy Superman Krypto-Raygun [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]back cover; 1/4 page
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. An ad for the Daisy Superman Krypto-Raygun projector pistol; projects images on a wall. Includes an illustration as if it were cut from a comic, it has the raygun saving the day, proving the guilt of a crook. The reprint coloring does not match the original, especially the second panel of the illustration which actually has background details not visible in the reprint.

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