Cover: Wayne Boring & George Roussos

Superman #40

May 1946 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~52,666 copies sold its debut month

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“The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance!”

In "The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance!", Superman faces a peculiar challenge when Lois Lane suspects he's validating Susie's wild stories—only to discover the girl might actually be telling the truth about Mr. Mxyztplk's mischief. Written by Don C. Cameron and illustrated by Ira Yarbrough, with inks by Stan Kaye and letters by Ira Schnapp, this 1946 classic sees the Man of Steel outwitting the mischievous alien through clever timing and a clever reversal. The cover, by Wayne Boring and George Roussos, captures the playful chaos of the moment.

writer Don C. Cameron · artist Ira Yarbrough · inker Stan Kaye · letterer Ira Schnapp · cover Wayne Boring, George Roussos

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Cast · 8 characters

Lois Lane Mr. Mxyztplk Pepsi Perry White Pete Superman Susie Tompkins Thom McAn

Full credits

writer Don C. Cameron

artist Ira Yarbrough

inker Stan Kaye

letterer Ira Schnapp

cover pencils Wayne Boring

cover inks George Roussos

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Lois thinks Superman is making Susie's fibs come true again, but Susie is actually telling the truth about things Mr. Mxyztplk is doing. Superman prevents any real damage from Mr. Mxyztplk's tricks until he can get him to say his name backwards and return to his own dimension.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).