Superman #42
The K. G. Murray Publishing Co.
Australia
- Published
- September 1953
- Page count
- 28
- Cover price
- 8d [0-0-8 AUP]
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Matte colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
-
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
-
Credits
- Editing
- , editor
This issue is a variant of:
Issue contents
Cover
No title recorded
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
"Go ahead, Lois. Put your head in the lion's mouth--if you want to win 'The Bravest Reporter' prize!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, original Story Editor
- George Kashdan, original Story Editor
Reprint history
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Luthor; Lois Lane; Perry White
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger , scripter
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, original Story Editor
- George Kashdan, original Story Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #166 (March 1952) — The Three Scoops of Death
- Also printed
-
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #69 ([May 1953?]) — The Three Scoops of Death
Synopsis
Luthor plans to frame Clark Kent for the murder of Perry White, even if he has to kill Lois Lane to do it.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Perry White; Lois Lane; Hollis Shore (villain); Toyman (cameo); Prankster (cameo); Luthor (cameo)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #60 (September-October 1949) — The Two Identities of Superman
- Also printed
-
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #69 ([May 1953?]) — The Two Identities of Superman
Synopsis
Superman tries to convince Hollis Shore that he's really Perry White.
3"What is the world's leading occupation?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Quick Quiz
- Genre
- Activity
Credits
- Writing
- Horace Elmo, scripter [as H. T. Elmo]
- Art
- Horace Elmo, line art [as H. T. Elmo]
- Text
- Horace Elmo , letterer [as H. T. Elmo]
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #173 (February 1952) — Untitled
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #73 (October-November 1952) — Untitled
Notes
The top two tiers reprint the full Quick Quiz feature from Batman #73, with the addition of the top tier only of the two tier Quick Quiz feature from Adventure Comics #173.
Notes
The back cover of this issue differs from the Australian original, which has the sigle-page Andy the Odd Job Man feature on the back cover.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.