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Issue: Superman #29
Publication Date: July 1944
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Issues: #29 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Superman, Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/01/1944
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth [as F. W. Ellsworth] (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): George Roussos ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn] [Original Edition] published January 1971
as Superman in the 1930s & 1940s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Superman in the 1940s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as Superman #29 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Tops in Comics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Wizard of Wishes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Don Komisarow [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; James Joslyn; Mrs. Wingate; George Wingate; The Prankster [as the Wizard of Wishes] (villain); Blackie Reese (villain); unnamed Professor (villain)
Synopsis: When the Prankster is accidentally hit by an automobile, the owner, a multi-millionaire, offers his fortune to anyone who can make him happy. The Prankster creates a scheme through a phony "Wizard of Wishes" to bilk that man out of his money, that is, until Superman catches wind of the plot.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as The Wizard of Wishes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Cape has yellow "S" on red background.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Graham Hunter (signed)
Inker(s): Graham Hunter (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wheaties
First Line: Order 'The Flash' another carton of Wheaties.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady] (signed)
Penciller(s): Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady] (signed)
Inker(s): Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Tom McNamara
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Grandpa Peters
Character(s): Grandpa Peters
First Line: Ever since some leaping tunas saved his life...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #16 published May 1942
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This filler is NOT found in the Archive.
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The Tycoon of Crime!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger ? [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Don Komisarow [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; The Tycoon of Crime [Mr. Blob] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: A tycoon whose philosophy is is make his money work for him...dishonestly...such as stealing masterworks from art museums and using his own money to create his own art factory that makes clever forgeries to take their place. When Superman discovers this outrage, the tycoon hires engineers and scientists to discover Superman's weaknesses and to put the Man of Tomorrow out of the way!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as The Tycoon of Crime! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Cape has a yellow "S" on blue background. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).
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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): Baby Ruth
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Private Pete
Character(s): Private Pete
First Line: Oh boy! Home-sweet-home on a furlough...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
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Superman's Secret Message

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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The Bakery Counterfeiters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron ? [as Jerry] (signed)
Penciller(s): Sam Citron [as Joe] (signed)
Inker(s): Don Komisarow [as Joe] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Lois Lane, Girl Reporter
Character(s): Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Steve Bard (introduction); Noonan (Policeman); Carmody (Policeman); Fingers Gordon (villain, introduction); Pinball Miggsy (villain, introduction); Mr. Gratz (villain, introduction); Trigger (villain)
Synopsis: When Lois is given the assignment to write a story on a bake shop, little does she know that that bakery is a front for the lottery racket the Police have been trying to shut down.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #120 published March 1972
as The Bakery Counterfeiters [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGiant Lois Lane Album #13 published January 1974
as The Bakery Counterfeiters [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #6/1977 published June 1977
as Lois Lane på oppdrag [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as The Bakery Counterfeiters [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Weakling

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ivan Arlen (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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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): Kellogg's Pep
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Pride of the Kents!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Don Komisarow [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Uncle Dudley Kent; H. Postlethwaite Kent; Battlin' Buffo [Clark Kent]; George; The Kent Brothers [Ted; Ed; Jed; Ned] (villains, introduction, no relation to Clark Kent)
Synopsis: A formerly rich man, whose relatives still think he is loaded, decides to discover just how much his relatives think of him, and holds an unusual "Kent Family Reunion", with nearly disastrous results.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #7 published June 2006
as The Pride of the Kents! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Cape has yellow "S" on blue background.
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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): Wheaties
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casey the Cop
Character(s): Casey
First Line: Keep Away Without Haunting License
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Beaven (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Beaven (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
First Line: Say, Red, do you suppose this is what the military...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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