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Superman #17

DC · Series began 1939 · July-August 1942

Dates

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

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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.

Publisher’s description

Lois suspects that Clark Kent is Superman. A vicious criminal uses innocent people, trapped by hypnotic power, who are armed with a bomb apparatus that makes it possible for them to rob without opposition from the police. Superman must solve a series of bold crimes that were pulled by ungainly men who look anything but formidable. Lex Luthor survives his execution in the electric chair, which only makes him more powerful.

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)

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