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SUPERMAN #18

Cover Date: September-October 1942
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1942-06-30

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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Ray


Story: "The Conquest of a City" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJohn Sikela
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane
Perry White

Villain(s):

Carl Bland and his agents (first appearance for all; an attorney and Nazi sympathizer; recruits troops to take over Metropolis)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #5 (2000)
The Superman Chronicles #10 (2012)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Superman: The Golden Age #5 (2020)


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Second Story: "The Heat Horror" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtLeo Nowak
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane
Perry White

Villain(s):

Luthor (builds a fake meteor and uses it as a base to fire a heat beam at Metropolis)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.
This story takes place in winter.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #5 (2000)
The Superman Chronicles #10 (2012)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Superman: The Golden Age #5 (2020)


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Third Story: "The Man with a Cane" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsEd Dobrotka
InksJohn Sikela
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White
Lois Lane

Villain(s):

The Man with a Cane and his thugs (Jim Mason; first appearance of all; an Axis spy)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #5 (2000)
The Superman Chronicles #10 (2012)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Superman: The Golden Age #5 (2020)


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Fourth Story: "The Snake!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtLeo Nowak  (as Joe Shuster)
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Snake (Bill Chatney; first appearance; foreman at a tunnel construction site; tries to sabotage it in revenge against his employers)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #5 (2000)
The Superman Chronicles #10 (2012)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Superman: The Golden Age #5 (2020)


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