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SUPERMAN #17
Cover Date: July-August 1942
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1942-05-05
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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Ray
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Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Talon and his gang (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This is the first time that Lois is convinced that Clark is Superman.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (1971) [page 7 cut]
- Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (1983) [Page 7 cut]
- Superman Archives #5 (2000 )
- The Superman Chronicles #9 (2011)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
- Superman: The Golden Age #5 (2020)
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Leo Nowak |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Watkins and his "Human Bombs" (first appearance for all; hypnotizes business men and uses them as robbers who explode if threatened)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Archives #5 (2000)
- The Superman Chronicles #9 (2011)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
- Superman: The Golden Age #5 (2020)
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | John Sikela |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Jake Massey and his thralls (first appearance of all; uses mass hypnotism to give poor physical specimens superior strength and agility)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- Mountain Hideaway (first appearance; trophy room and super-gymnasium shown)
Comment(s):
- These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman #187 (June 1966) [2 pages]
- Superman Archives #5 (2000)
- The Superman Chronicles #9 (2011)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
- Superman: The Golden Age #5 (2020)
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | John Sikela (as Joe Shuster) |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (appearance on pg 9 same as All-Star Squadron #20 page 13; next in All-Star Squadron #21)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Luthor (last in Action Comics #47; uses the Powerstone; appearance here same as All-Star Squadron #20)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman #252 (June 1972)
- Superman Archives #5 (2000)
- The Superman Chronicles #9 (2011)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
- Superman: The Golden Age #5 (2020)