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Publisher: DC

Title: Superman
Issue: 18
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: September-October 1942
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Superman #18
Owner: dirtbagsailor@gmail.com

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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman [Clark Kent]


Story Title: Editorial Advisory Board - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Mr. Popper's Penguins - text article
Features:Good Books Worth Reading
Pages:0.67
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Conquest of a City - comic story
Pages:13
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Carl Bland (introduction, villain); Nazi sympathizers
Synopsis: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.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Kool-Aid
Pages:1


Story Title: Supermen of America - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:0.5
Genre:humor; military


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Wonder Woman
Pages:0.5


Story Title: The Heat Horror - comic story
Pages:13
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Professor Glenn Calloway; Lex Luthor (villain)
Synopsis: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.


Story Title: Who Needs Gas? - comic story
Features:Joe Jeep
Pages:0.5
Genre:humor


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Action Comics
Pages:0.5


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Kitty McTabby
Pages:1
Genre:anthropomorphic-funny animals


Story Title: The Man with the Cane - comic story
Pages:13
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Rita Allen; John Fleming; The Man with the Cane [Jim Mason](introduction, villain)
Synopsis: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.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:World's Finest Comics
Pages:0.67


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Busy Bill the Bill Collector
Pages:2
Genre:humor
Characters:Busy Bill


Story Title: "The Pen Is Mightier--" - text story
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:adventure


Story Title: Now on Sale - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1


Story Title: The Snake - comic story
Pages:13
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Big Luke (dies); The Snake [Bill Chantey] (introduction, villain, dies)
Synopsis:When a miner dies of a mysterious snake bite, Superman disguises himself as a miner and secures work at the mine in hopes of uncovering the person responsible.


Story Title: The Big Eight! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Metro Publications
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Daisy Air Rifles
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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