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SUPERMAN #22

Cover Date: May-June 1943
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1943-02-23

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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Ray


Story: "Meet the Squiffles!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtSam Citron
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White
Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Squiffles (first appearance for all; small gremlin-like creatures that sabotage planes for Hitler)
Adolph Hitler

Other Character(s):

Gremlins (first appearance for all; asked by Superman to fight the Squiffles and send them back to Germany)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #6 (2003)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)


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Second Story: "The Luck of O'Grady!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJohn Sikela
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane
Perry White

Villain(s):

Jack Morton' and his men (first appearance for all; a racketeer trying to buy out land in Roaring Kitchen, a slum area in Metropolis)

Other Character(s):

Lucky O'Grady (first appearance; a horse race tout who is having a streak of good luck)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #6 (2003)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)


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Third Story: "The Great ABC Panic!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtEd Dobrotka
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane
Perry White

Villain(s):

Prankster (in between Action Comics #57 and #69; tries to copyright the English Alphabet)
his gang
Bugs Halloway (first appearance; a big time crook)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #6 (2003)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)


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Fourth Story: "A Modern Robin Hood!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtSam Citron
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane
Sgt. Casey

Villain(s):

Beetlebrow Macklin and his gang (first appearance for all; after being the victim of Robin Hood gets him to change sides temporarily)
"Robin Hood" (first appearance; steals from the rich, but switches to stealing but repents; dies)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #6 (2003)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)


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