Superman All Color Comics #19

Published
December 1948
Page count
36?
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 Superman's Christmas Adventure (Superman) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Santa Claus

Credits

Art
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Colours
Jack Adler, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor

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First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #117 (February 1948)
A Superman Christmas Adventure
Show/hide 1. Untitled (Swooney) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Swooney
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Yaroslav Horak, scripter [credited as Larry Horak]
Art
Yaroslav Horak, line art [credited as Larry Horak]
Text
Yaroslav Horak, letterer [as Larry Horak]
Show/hide 2. Christmastown, 1948 (Superman) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Osborne (first name unknown); Danny Osborne; Santa Claus (as costume only)

Credits

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

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First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #117 (February 1948)
Christmastown, U.S.A.!
Also printed
United Kingdom
Superman (KGM, 1950? series) #9 (December 1950)
Christmastown
 
Australia
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #3 ([August 1957])
Christmastown, 1948.
 
United States
Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-34 (February-March 1975)
Christmastown, U. S. A.!

Synopsis

Christmastown is flooded, but Superman helps turn the disaster into Central Valley's most amazing Christmas ever.

Show/hide 3. No title recorded (Fore and Aft) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Fore and Aft
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Hart Amos, scripter
 
Hart Amos, scripter
Art
Hart Amos, line art
 
Hart Amos, line art
Colours
, colourist
 
, colourist
Text
Hart Amos, letterer
 
Hart Amos, letterer
Show/hide 4. Can 'The Sea Rover's' Ship be Saved?' (The Sea Rover) Comic story, 1 page

"Look, sir! There's a break in the coastline!"

Featuring

Feature
The Sea Rover
Genre
Adventure
Code
Warwick 111

Credits

Writing
, scripter
 
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Art
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Colours
, colourist
Text
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Original
The Sea Rover (The Argus) 1948-10-12

Notes

Title from the end of the previous episode. "Next page: Giants of the Swamp."

Show/hide 5. Giants of the Swamp (The Sea Rover) Comic story, 1 page

"We're trapped--we're helpless here!"

Featuring

Feature
The Sea Rover
Genre
Adventure
Code
Warwick 112

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
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Text
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Original
The Sea Rover (The Argus) 1948-10-19

Notes

Title from the end of the previous episode. "Next page's thrilling episode: 'All Powerful One'."

Show/hide 6. All Powerful One (The Sea Rover) Comic story, 1 page

"We take you to all-powerful one-lord of tribe"

Featuring

Feature
The Sea Rover
Genre
Adventure
Code
Warwick 113

Credits

Writing
, scripter
 
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Art
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Colours
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Text
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Original
The Sea Rover (The Argus) 1948-10-26

Notes

Title from the end of the previous episode. "Next page's thrilling episode: 'The Chart'"

Show/hide 7. Untitled [The Chart] (The Sea Rover) Comic story, 1 page

"Here it is, Captain Cain."

Featuring

Feature
The Sea Rover
Genre
Adventure
Code
Warwick 114

Credits

Writing
, scripter
 
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Art
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Colours
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Text
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Original
The Sea Rover (The Argus) 1948-11-02

Notes

Title from the end of the previous episode.

Show/hide 8. Untitled (Lefty) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Lefty
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Yaroslav Horak , scripter [as Larry Horak]
 
Yaroslav Horak , scripter [as Larry Horak]
 
Yaroslav Horak , scripter [as Larry Horak]
 
Yaroslav Horak , scripter [as Larry Horak]
 
Yaroslav Horak , scripter [as Larry Horak]
Art
Yaroslav Horak , line art [as Larry Horak]
 
Yaroslav Horak , line art [as Larry Horak]
 
Yaroslav Horak , line art [as Larry Horak]
 
Yaroslav Horak , line art [as Larry Horak]
 
Yaroslav Horak , line art [as Larry Horak]
Show/hide 9. Her Majesty, Lois Lane (Superman) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Prime Minister Zangar (intro); Bobo (intro); Katrina (intro)

Credits

Writing
Joe Samachson, scripter
 
Joe Samachson, scripter
 
Joe Samachson, scripter
 
Joe Samachson, scripter
 
Joe Samachson, scripter
Art
Al Plastino, line art
 
Al Plastino, line art
 
Al Plastino, line art
 
Al Plastino, line art
 
Al Plastino, line art
Colours
, colourist
 
, colourist
 
, colourist
 
, colourist
 
, colourist
Text
, letterer
 
, letterer
 
, letterer
 
, letterer
 
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
 
Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
 
Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
 
Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
 
Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor

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First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #54 (September-October 1948)
Her Majesty Lois Lane!
Also printed
United Kingdom
Superman (KGM, 1950? series) #9 (December 1950)
Her Majesty, Lois Lane
 
Australia
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #3 ([August 1957])
Her Majesty Lois Lane!

Synopsis

Lois Lane briefly becomes queen of Cornovia.

Show/hide 10. Kraft: Secrets of the Deep! [Auguste Piccard] Advertisement, 0.5 pages

"Auguste Piccard, French Scientist who went 10 miles into the stratospher (1935) is now preparing to tackle the mysterious deep… There's no secret about the bonzer flavour of Kraft fish paste. Tell mum you want some on your school sandwiches!"

Details

Printed
1948? to 1949?
Genre
Fact
More...
Kraft: Secrets of the Deep! [Auguste Piccard]

Notes

There was a series of these Kraft advertisements, which were generally printed in pairs.

Show/hide 11. Kraft: It's a Fact! [Play lunch of Roman schoolboys] Advertisement, 0.5 pages

Notes

Ovaltine advertisement story of "The Sea Rover" bound into comic.

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AusReprints ID

  • 1805

Entry created

  • 29/09/2004

Cover added

  • 03/06/2022

Last updated

  • 03/06/2022