Dates
- Cover date
- September-October 1942
- On sale
- June 30, 1942
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Mr. Popper's Penguins · Good Books Worth Reading · 0.67 pages
- The Conquest of a City · 13 pages
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.
- The Heat Horror · 13 pages
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.
- Who Needs Gas? · Joe Jeep · 0.5 pages
- Kitty McTabby · 1 pages
- The Man with the Cane · 13 pages
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.
- Busy Bill the Bill Collector · 2 pages
- "The Pen Is Mightier--" · 2 pages
- The Snake · 13 pages
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.
Reprinted in
The Superman Archives (1989), The Superman Chronicles (2006), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Superman: The Golden Age (2016), Superman: The War Years 1938-1945 (2015)