Dates
- Cover date
- July 1945
- On sale
- May 14, 1945
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Enchanted Mountain! · 11 pages
In the distant past, the small town of Morabia stands in the shadow of the Shaggy Mountains of south-eastern Europe. Miraculously, a castle appears atop a nearby mountain - that of the long-absent Wizard of Wokit. The terrified villagers cry out for a savior. Superman himself flies to their aid. On flying towards the castle, the wizard transforms into a giant falcon and they fight. After many tussles Superman destroys the mountain and the castle. In the present, Lois reads the story from a secondhand book she has bought. It is she who has transposed Superman for the champion of the village.
- Mysterious Marauder! · 5.67 pages
While in India visiting a friend, Bill discovers a gang that's throwing travelers into a tiger pit with a hungry tiger.
- Orient of the Occident! · 10 pages
In Chinatown Greg and Stuff spot a tour bus and hear the guide spouting racist comments about the inhabitants. Unscrupulous occidental crooks prey on people by claiming to be part of the Tien Pu Tong, and demanding payment for perceived insults under penalty of death. The Vigilante and Stuff put paid to their scheme, but not before Stuff plays a bluff and threatens the lives of the crooks with Tong vengeance.
- In the Cards · 2 pages
- The Pyrotechnician! · 5 pages
- Crime -- Off the Record! · 8 pages
Zatara makes an appearance at the parole hearing of Butch Baker. Taking the convict aside he tells Butch that he will have a hard time committing crimes on the outside. When Butch reverts to his old larcenous ways, he feels the presence of Zatara nearby and succumbs to his magical manifestations.
Reprinted in
Superman (1939), The Best of DC (1979), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013)