Superman #48
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- September-October 1947
- Page count
- 52
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: A Superman Publication
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/6119
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor
- Jack Schiff, Assistant Editor [attributed]
- Mort Weisinger, Assistant Editor [attributed]
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- George Roussos , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman All Color Comic (KGM, 1947 series) #5 ([October 1947]) — Untitled
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Superman Comics (KGM, 1950 series) #6 (September 1950) — Untitled
- Printed in
- Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #5 ([October 1947])
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)
Notes
inker id by Bob Hughes
1Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside front cover.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor (villain); Harry Truman (guest appearance, seen from back); Lois Lane; Perry White; Gerty; Mable
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Siegel, scripter
- Art
- John Sikela, penciller
- George Roussos , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
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Superman All Color Comics (Colour Comics, 1948 series) #12 ([May 1948?]) — The Man Who Stole the Sun!
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Three-Dimension Adventures Superman (DC, 1953 series) (1953) — The Man Who Stole the Sun
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Superman 3-D (DC, 1997 series) ([February] 1998) — The Man Who Stole the Sun
- Printed in
- Three-Dimension Adventures Superman (DC, 1953 series) #[nn] ([November] 1953)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)
Synopsis
Luthor uses a giant space ship to cut off sunlight from the Earth, effectively "stealing" the sun, and demands that the world surrender to him to restore it.
Notes
credits by Bob Hughes
4Featuring
- Feature
- Wheaties
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
5Featuring
- Feature
- "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
- Genre
- Adventure
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
6Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Johnny Terrill (introduction); Alexander Breckenridge III (introduction, villain); Dr. Mason; Sharpley; Mugsy; George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Julius Caesar; Napoleon Bonaparte; Harry S. Truman; General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Walter Winchell; Danny Kaye; Eddie Kantor; Ray Milland; Marguerite Chapman; Leonardo Da Vinci; Rembrandt van Rijn; Robert Fulton; Sir Isaac Newton; Benjamin Franklin; Alexander Graham Bell
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Siegel, scripter
- Art
- John Sikela, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
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Superman All Color Comic (KGM, 1947 series) #6 (November 1947) — Autograph, Please!
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The Mighty Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) ([December 1956?]) — Autograph, Please
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Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-38 (October-November 1975) — Autograph, Please!
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Superman: Past and Future (DC, 2008 series) ([December] 2008) — Autograph, Please!
- Printed in
- Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #6 ([November 1947])
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)
- Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1953-4 (1953)
- Original
- Superman 48, September-October 1947
Synopsis
When the Daily Planet mounts an autograph contest, Superman helps Johnny Terrill collect signatures from around the globe and across time to give him the confidence to walk again. But Johnny has to compete against a young heir and his crooked bodyguards, who actually want to collect signatures so they can later forge checks. When Lois and the heir discover the bodyguards’ plans, Superman comes to their rescue, and then supplies Johnny with the winning autograph.
Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn; inker credit by Bob Hughes.
Superman time travels under his own power for the first time.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- C. C. Beck, penciller
- Pete Costanza, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
8"Help! Help! My tent is on fire!!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Flip-Flap, the Clown
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Phil Berube, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Phil Berube, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
9Credits
- Writing
- Tex Blane, author
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
10"Ulp! I just swallowed a quarter I had in my mouth!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
11Featuring
- Feature
- Lucky to Be a Yankee
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
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- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
12Featuring
- Feature
- Jimminy and the Magic Book; More Fun Comics
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
- Characters
- Superboy; Robin; Jimminy
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- George Roussos , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
ad for new feature in More Fun Comics
13Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; "Fathead" Gurney (introduction, villain); "Loophole" Lannigan (crooked lawyer); John Forrest [Eric Joyce]
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Siegel, scripter
- Art
- John Sikela, penciller
- George Roussos, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)
Synopsis
Clark is forced to rescue a man who may know his secret ID.
Notes
Inker credit by Bob Hughes. Contains flashback to issue #6.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Kellogg's Pep
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
15"Report Card"
Featuring
- Feature
- Willy
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Phil Berube, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Phil Berube, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
16Featuring
- Feature
- Supermen of America
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
17Featuring
- Feature
- The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
18Featuring
- Feature
- Schwinn
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
19Featuring
- Feature
- Credit Sales Company
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
20Featuring
- Feature
- Eveready
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
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