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Superman #31

DC · Series began 1939 · November-December 1944

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Dates

Cover date: November-December 1944
On sale: August 26, 1944
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Wayne Boring, Pete Riss, Dave Gerard, Henry Boltinoff, Sam Citron, Paul McCarthyscript: Bill Finger, Henry Boltinoff, Whitney Ellsworth, Don C. Cameroninks: George Roussos, Dave Gerard, Henry Boltinoff, Don Komisarow, Paul McCarthyletters: Henry Boltinoff

Stories

Tune Up Time for Crime! · 12 pages
Superman's arch enemy, Lex Luthor, invents a giant-sized tuning fork, whose concentrated vibrations cause buildings to collapse and safes to crumble.
A Dog's Tale! · 11 pages
Lois and Clark set out to investigate a series of vicious dog-nappings, but it's Superman (whose secret identity becomes known to Lois' dog) who tracks down the true perpetrators of this racket.
The Shell Game · 2 pages
The Aces Doonan Gang · 4 pages
Lois believes she is interviewing star Sari Mallon about a phony story concocted by her publicity agent, not knowing that a group of criminals are actually after the star's jewels.
Slim · 0.5 pages
The Treasure House of History! · 12 pages
Superman investigates the disappearance of a noted explorer and discovers that a member of the Metropolis Museum Board has kidnapped the explorer and swindled the museum of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Reprinted in

The Superman Archives (1989), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013)