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CATALOG RECORD

Superman #17

DC · Series began 1939 · July-August 1942

Dates

Cover date
July-August 1942
On sale
May 5, 1942
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Fred Ray, Joe Shuster, Henry Boltinoff, Leo Nowak, Ray McGill, John Sikelainks: Fred Ray, John Sikela, Henry Boltinoff, Leo Nowak, Ray McGillscript: Josette Frank, Jerry Siegel, Henry Boltinoff, Ray McGill, Gardner Foxletters: Ray McGill

Stories

  • Man or Superman? · 13 pages

    Lois first suspects that Clark Kent is Superman, but he quickly convinces her he is not with some razzle dazzle super speed.

  • The Human Bomb · 12 pages

    A vicious criminal uses innocent people, trapped by hypnotic power, who are armed with a bomb apparatus which makes it possible for them to rob without opposition from the Police.

  • Gee Man · 2 pages
  • Muscles for Sale · 13 pages

    Superman must solve a series of bold crimes that were pulled by ungainly men who look anything but formidable.

  • Killer's Guns · 2 pages
  • When Titans Clash! · 13 pages

    Lex Luthor survives his execution in the electric chair, which only makes him more powerful, but yet he still can't match the strength of Superman...that is, until he discovers a way to fool Superman into handing over the Powerstone to him.

Reprinted in

The Superman Archives (1989), The Superman Chronicles (2006), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Superman: The Golden Age (2016), Giant Lois Lane Album (1964), Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (1971), Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (1983), Superman: The Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude (2012), Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (2013), Lex Luthor: A Celebration of 75 Years (2015)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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