Superman All Color Comics #13

Published
June 1948
Page count
32
Cover price
6d [0-0-6 AUP]
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Matte colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None

Credits

Editing
, editor

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Show/hide Cover Untitled [Just an Ordinary Guy] (Superman) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]

Credits

Art
Al Plastino , line art
 
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Al Plastino , penciller
Colours
Jack Adler, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]

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First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #113 (October 1947)
Just an Ordinary Guy
Show/hide 1. Just an Ordinary Guy (Superman) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Voinan (villain); Magnus Tubb (hair tonic manufacturer); Alexander Kraymore (bookkeeper); Mamie; John Paul Smith (pitchman); Henry

Credits

Writing
Al Schwartz, scripter [credited as Jerry Seigel]
Art
Win Mortimer, penciller [credited as Joe Shuster]
 
Win Mortimer , inker [credited as Joe Shuster]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]

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First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #113 (October 1947)
Just an Ordinary Guy!
Also printed
Australia
The All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #2 ([July 1957?])
Just an Ordinary Guy!

Synopsis

While others dream of having Superman's powers, Superman hypnotizes himself into believing he has no powers so that he can experience life as an ordinary man.

Show/hide 2. Untitled [Face to Face] (The Sea Rover) Comic story, 1 page

"Whilst in the Neptune Tavern "the Sea rover," who is disguised as a seaman, meets Blackbeard face to face."

Featuring

Feature
The Sea Rover
Genre
Adventure
Code
Warwick 83

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Original
The Sea Rover (The Argus) 1948-03-30

Notes

This title is from the end of the previous episode. This strip ends: "What strange story will the cave reveal? Next Page: 'Sir Roger Newton'."

Show/hide 3. Untitled [Sir Roger Newton] (The Sea Rover) Comic story, 1 page

"My name is Captain Paul Cain of the "Swift"."

Featuring

Feature
The Sea Rover
Genre
Adventure
Code
Warwick 84

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Original
The Sea Rover (The Argus) 1948-04-06
Show/hide 4. Untitled [Masked Men] (The Sea Rover) Comic story, 1 page

"Are you sure it was Pritchard that you saw in the cave?"

Featuring

Feature
The Sea Rover
Genre
Adventure
Code
Warwick 85

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Original
The Sea Rover (The Argus) 1948-04-13

Notes

This story title is from the end of the previous episode.

Show/hide 5. Untitled [Escaped] (The Sea Rover) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
The Sea Rover
Genre
Adventure
Code
Warwick 86

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Original
The Sea Rover (The Argus) 1948-04-20

Notes

This story title is from the end of the previous episode.

Show/hide 6. The Slogans That Came Too True (Superman) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; The Prankster (villain)

Credits

Writing
Don C. Cameron, scripter
Art
Win Mortimer, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, original Assistant Editor [attributed]
 
Mort Weisinger, original Assistant Editor [attributed]

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First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #50 (January-February 1948)
The Slogans That Came Too True!

Synopsis

The Prankster launches a new series of crimes by making advertising slogans come true.

Show/hide 7. No title recorded (Tommy) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Tommy
Show/hide 8. No title recorded (Swooney) Comic story, 2 pages

"That's fine Swooney you can end the rehearsal for today."

Featuring

Feature
Swooney
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Yaroslav Horak, scripter [as Larry Horak]
Art
Yaroslav Horak, line art [as Larry Horak]
Colours
, colourist
Text
Yaroslav Horak, letterer [as Larry Horak]

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Book Palace

AusReprints ID

  • 122

Entry created

  • 21/11/2003

Cover added

  • 31/05/2022

Index completed

  • 29/09/2004

Last updated

  • 03/06/2022