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Superman #30

DC · Series began 1939 · September-October 1944

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Dates

Cover date: September-October 1944
On sale: June 27, 1944
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Jack Burnley, Ira Yarbrough, Sam Citron, George Lichty, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Farrinks: Jack Burnley, George Roussos, Don Komisarow, George Lichty, Henry Boltinoff, Ira Yarbrough, Jack Farrscript: Don C. Cameron, Al Schwartz, Henry Boltinoff, Eric Carter, Jerry Siegel, Jack Farrletters: Henry Boltinoff, Jack Farr

Stories

Superman Alias Superman! · 12 pages
Lois Lane thinks Clark Kent is trying to trick her into believing he's Superman!
The Arch-Swindler · 4 pages
Lois is taken prisoner by the Dover gang, which hopes to prevent her from testifying in court against Dover's swindling capers.
The King's Substitute! · 12 pages
Unhappy because his father-in-law to be considers him to be a nobody, Johnny Poly goes to Poltavia to bid on a picture of the nation's ancient monarch. The current King's ministers see Johnny and note his resemblance to the ancient monarch, and offer him the chance to be the new King of Poltavia. He accepts, not knowing the ministers plan to use Johnny to strip the nation of its wealth.
Death of a Pirate · 2 pages
The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk! · 12 pages
An imp from another dimension plagues Superman with practical jokes until he can make him say his name backwards.
Handy Andy · 1 pages

Reprinted in

The Superman Archives (1989), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958), Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (1971), Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (1983), The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (1987), The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (1987), Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2004), Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman (2010), World's Funnest (2016), Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection (2023)