Jack Burnley

Jack Burnley was the pen name of Hardin J. Burnley, an American comic book artist and illustrator. Burnley was the first artist, after co-creator Joe Shuster, to draw Superman in comic books.

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Superman #25

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Clark Kent joins the Army

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1st appearance of Alfred with a thin build as commonly depicted

Alfred departs for vacation after lamenting his excess weight and upon his return at the end of the story, he is more recognizable as the character that has endured through the decades

Batman's underground hangar is first referened to as the Bat Cave

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Action Comics #74

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Superman #30

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1st appearance and origin of Mr. Mxyzptlk

First time Superman references his ability to "fly", previously he was known to leap

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First time two major Batman villains team-up - Joker and Penguin

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Batman #27

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Detective Comics #96

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Superman #33

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3rd appearance of Mr. Mxyztplk

Superman #34

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Red Cross cover

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Reprint of Action Comics #33, reproduced by DC Comics for the Navy with simplified text for literacy courses administered to active sailors

52-page comic that acted as a textbook, beginning with instructions for educators on how to use the resource followed by a story that ended with a reading comprehension quiz

Six comics were reproduced in this manner between 1944 - 1945 and can be identified by the words 'Special Edition - U.S. Navy' on the cover

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Superman #35

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Action Comics #86

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Final war cover

O Guri #122

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Portuguese edition featuring reprinted Batman and Captain America stories

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Superman #38

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Classic story about an atomic bomb that was originally meant to be published in Superman #34 but was delayed due to government intervention resulting from heightened security during World War II

The first page of the comic book depicts Lex Luthor unleashing a weapon of mass destruction on Superman with the following text:

Now It Can Be Told. Due to wartime censorship restrictions on subjects dealing with Atomic experiments (see Time [Magazine], Aug. 20 1945, p. 72 and Newsweek, Aug 20 1945 p. 68), this story was not previously released to the public. You'll understand why as you read about the astounding weapon that Superman's ancient foe, Luthor, turns loose against a city in..."The Battle of the Atoms!"

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Interior story featuring Bob Kane's fictional account of how Batman was created

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