Cover: Fred Ray

Superman #9

Mar 1941 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~67,321 copies sold its debut month

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“The Phony Pacifists”

In "The Phony Pacifists," Superman encounters a haunting mystery in wartime London when a man claiming to be the dead World War I flyer Raoul Deschamps appears at a restaurant—only to vanish just as suddenly. As Captain Rogers and Smith investigate a wrecked plane and a strange delivery of Deschamps’ personal effects, including a doll from his girlfriend, they uncover a truth that challenges everything they thought they knew about heroism and sacrifice. Written by Frank Cooper and illustrated by Ray, with cover art by Fred Ray, this 1941 classic blends wartime intrigue with a quiet, poignant revelation.

writer Jerry Siegel · artist Paul Cassidy · inker Shuster Shop · cover Fred Ray

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writer Jerry Siegel

artist Paul Cassidy

inker Shuster Shop

cover pencils, inks Fred Ray

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Editor White sends Clark out to Lamson Laboratories to get to the bottom of an unknown person or persons causing problems at the lab in an attempt to force the W-142 formula out of Lamson, and Lois is sent to Swasey Swamp, which is said to be emanating powerful electrical discharges. When someone attempts to kill Kent, Superman begins to see a connection between the two situations, and intervenes in time to save the formula.

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