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SUPERMAN #12
Cover Date: September-October 1941
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1941-07-02
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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Ray
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Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Finishes | Leo Nowak (as Joe Shuster) |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Carl Bogart (first appearance; working with foreign power to keep natives under control)
- Soldiers of an unnamed foreign power (first appearance for all; use the island as a secret base for attacks on shipping)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- Pogo Island (first appearance; a small island; see Comments)
Comment(s):
- These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.
- Pogo Island may be the same island later used as a base by Jarvis Kord.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Archives #3 (1991)
- The Superman Chronicles #7 (2009)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
- Superman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Leo Nowak (as Joe Shuster) |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Office Boy (wears red bow tie)
Villain(s):
- The Boss and his gang (first appearance for all; kills business men for money)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Archives #3 (1991)
- The Superman Chronicles #7 (2009)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
- Superman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Leo Nowak (as Joe Shuster) |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Grotak Bund and their masked leader (Calvin Denby; first appearance of all; sabotage defense plants)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Archives #3 (1991)
- The Superman Chronicles #7 (2009)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
- Superman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | John Sikela (as Joe Shuster) |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Luthor (last in issue #10; next in Action Comics #42; kidnaps biologists who aid him in creating giant beasts; also in flashback to a year ago)
- Stephen Cardine (first appearance; a biologist working with Luthor; dies)
- Bill Grimes and von Harbitz (first appearance for both; thugs working for Luthor; both die)
- Alan Masters (first appearance; a wealthy big-game hunter working with Luthor; dies)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- Baracoda Island (first appearance)
Comment(s):
- These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Archives #3 (1991)
- The Superman Chronicles #7 (2009)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
- Superman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)