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Cover of Superman (1939) #18

Superman (1939) #18

DC 1939–1986 series Vol. 1 Cover date Sep 1942

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About this issue

Superman #18 (1939) is issue #18 of DC's Superman (1939–1986), with a cover date of September 1942. Written by Henry Boltinoff and Jerry Siegel and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Ed Dobrotka, Leo Nowak and others.

Creators

Writers
Henry Boltinoff, Jerry Siegel
Pencillers
Henry Boltinoff, Ed Dobrotka, Leo Nowak, John Sikela, George Storm
Inkers
Henry Boltinoff, Leo Nowak, John Sikela, George Storm
Cover artist
Fred Ray

The stories

“The Conquest of a City”

Clark Kent, concerned that the people of Metropolis seem oblivious to the Nazi threat in the world, approaches editor White about writing a series of stories that will wake the citizens up to the realization that they are in danger as well.

“The Heat Horror”

When an astronomer discovers the existence of a strange meteorite, Superman correctly guesses that it has something to do with the terrible heat wave engulfing Metropolis.

“Who Needs Gas?”

“The Man with the Cane”

When editor White decides to take his first vacation in years, he appoints Lois to take his place, and her first order is to assign Clark to the love-lorn column. This assignment, however, leads the Man of Tomorrow into a case of intrigue and murder, as a mysterious man with a cane attempts to wrest secret plans for a tank-plane away from a young inventor.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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