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CATALOG RECORD

Superman #40

DC · Series began 1939 · May-June 1946

Dates

Cover date
May-June 1946
On sale
February 26, 1946
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Wayne Boring, Ira Yarbrough, Jefferson Machamer, Lit-Win, Sam Citron, Michael Berryletters: Ira Schnappscript: Don C. Cameron, Jerry Siegel, Lit-Win, Ed Blaney, Whitney Ellsworthinks: Stan Kaye, Jefferson Machamer, Lit-Win, Michael Berry

Stories

  • The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance! · 12 pages

    Lois thinks Superman is making Susie's fibs come true again, but Susie is actually telling the truth about things Mr. Mxyztplk is doing. Superman prevents any real damage from Mr. Mxyztplk's tricks until he can get him to say his name backwards and return to his own dimension.

  • There Is No Superman! · 12 pages

    A noted Professor believes that Superman is scientifically impossible and therefore must be a hoax.

  • One in a Million · 2 pages
  • The Silken Mystery · 3.67 pages
  • A Modern Marco Polo! · 12 pages

Characters

Clark KentSupermanLois LanePerry WhiteMr. MxyztplkSusie Tompkins

Reprinted in

Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Limited Collectors' Edition (1972), Superman in the Forties (2005)

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

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