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CATALOG RECORD

Superman #20

DC · Series began 1939 · January-February 1943

Dates

Cover date
January-February 1943
On sale
October 27, 1942
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Jack Burnley, Ed Dobrotka, Henry Boltinoff, John Sikela, Joe Shusterinks: Jack Burnley, John Sikela, Henry Boltinoffscript: Jerry Siegel, Henry Boltinoff, Eric Carter

Stories

  • Superman's Secret Revealed! · 13 pages

    A practical joke by Lois exposes Clark's secret identity, forcing Clark Kent to "masquerade" as Superman.

  • Destroyers from the Depths · 13 pages

    A German inventor creates an army of Nazi controlled sea serpents that Hitler plans on using against Allied convoys.

  • Lair of the Leopard · 13 pages

    Superman has to deal with an ardent admirer who costumes himself and wants to help the Man of Tomorrow on his dangerous case against the Leopard.

  • Chesty McGurk · 2 pages
  • The Prof Comes Through · 2 pages
  • Not in the Cards · 13 pages

    The Puzzler, defeated in various card championships, vows to escape from prison and kill every one of the winners.

Reprinted in

The Superman Archives (1989), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Superman: The War Years 1938-1945 (2015)

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

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