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In this reading: “The Chosen” (Superman Sunday newspaper comic strips from 06/09/40 to 07/28/40), and “The Dangerous Inheritance” (08/04/40 to 10/27/40) (strips originally untitled and untitled in this volume; titles here from other source)

In this reading: “King of the Kidnapping Ring” (Superman daily newspaper comic strips from 7/8/40 to 8/31/40).

In this reading: the Superman story originally published in Action Comics #26 (July 1940) (“Professor Cobalt’s Clinic”*), Action Comics #27 (August 1940) (“Brentwood Home for Wayward Youth”*), and Action Comics #28 (“The Strongarm Assaults”*) (* stories originally untitled, titles here from another source) (artists: Paul Lauretta, Paul Cassidy, Jack Burnley)

In this reading: “The Big Boss” (Superman daily newspaper comic strips from 04/22/40 to 05/11/40), and “The Unknown Strikes” (daily strips from 05/13/040 to 07/06/40) (art by Wayne Boring and Paul Cassidy).

In this reading: the Superman story originally published in New York World’s Fair Comics [#2] ([May] 1940) (“Superman at the 1940 World’s Fair” (story originally untitled) (art by Jack Burnley (originally uncredited, credited to Joe Shuster)

In this reading: all from Superman #5 (Summer 1940): “The Slot Machine Racket”, “Campaign Against the Planet”, “Luthor’s Incense Machine” (a.k.a., “Luthor’s Incense Menace”), and “The Wonder Drug” (a.k.a., “The Wonder Drug Racket”) (stories originally untitled and untitled in this volume; titles given here are from other sources)

In this reading: the Superman story originally published in Action Comics #24 (May 1940) (“Carnahan’s Heir”*), and in Action Comics #25 (June 1940) (“Amnesiac Robbers”) (* stories originally untitled and untitled in this volume; titles here from other sources)

In this reading: “Giants of Doom Valley” (Superman Sunday newspaper strips from 02/18/40 to 03/10/40), and “Assassins and Spies” (Superman Sunday strips from 03/17/40 to 06/02/40) (“Assassins” story has first pages believed to be drawn by Wayne Boring, although only two pages of the story, all the rest believed to have been drawn by Paul Cassidy)

In this reading: “Trouble in the Tenements” (Superman daily newspaper strips from 03/04/40 to 04/20/40) (Superman not explicitly said to be able to “fly” yet, but “streaks” from one plane to another, destroying it, and then back to the first plane again in one scene. Yet, in another, has to save two people falling from building by catching one, landing on the ground, and then catching the other.)

In this reading: all from Supeman #4 (Spring 1940): "Superman vs. Luthor" (a.k.a., "The Challenge of Luthor"), "Luthor's Undersea City", "The Economic Enemy", and "Terror in the Trucker's Union" (all originally untitled; titles here are from various other sources).

In this reading, the Superman stories originally published in Action Comics #22 (March 1940) and Action Comics #23 (April 1940) (originally untitled; titled "War in Europe, Parts 1 and 2" in some reprint collections) (Part 2 from Action Comics #23 is first appearance of Luthor (although second story appearance in Superman #4 actually came out first)

In this reading: “Mindless Slaves of Dr. Grout” (Superman Sunday newspaper strips from 01/07/40 to 02/11/40; stories not titled on original strips or in this collection, unofficial title from another source)

In this reading: the Superman story originally published in Action Comics #21 (February 1940) (originally untitled; titled “The Atomic Disintegrator” in some reprint collections)

In this reading: “Clark Kent—Spy” (daily Superman newspaper strips from 01/08/40 to 02/08/40).

In this reading: “The Man of Tomorrow”* (first Superman color Sunday newspaper strip from 11/05/39), and “Twenty Four Hours To Run”* (Sunday strips from 11/12/39 to 12/31/39; “The Daily Star” changes to “The Daily Planet” by the end of this story.) (Stories not given titles when originally published or in this book. Titles used here are from other sources.)

In this reading (actually, all read already in chrono read-thru: see S: Action C. Archives v1, S: The Dailies v1: 1939-1940, S Chronicles v1, S: The Golden Age v1): from Superman #3 (Win 1940): “S. and the Runaway” (daily news strip (7) (06/12/39 to 07/22/39); “S. and the Dam” (Action Comics #5) (Oct 1938); “S.’s Phony Manager” (Action #6) (Nov 1938); “S. and the Jewel Smugglers” (4) (3/20-4/01/39)

In this reading (11/19/20): “Royal Deathplot” (Superman daily newspaper strips from 07/24/39 to 11/11/39).

In this reading (all from Superman #2 ([Fall] 1939)): first story (untitled here) (reprints Superman newspaper comic strip story (#3) “Comeback of Larry Trent” (02/20/39-03/18/20); “Superman Champions Universal Peace!” (newspaper strip (#6) “The Most Deadly Weapon” (05/01/39-06/10/39); and “Superman and the Skyscrapers” (newspaper strip (#5) “Skyscraper of Death” (04/03/39-04/29/39).