(October 1940)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- A DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth, Murray Boltinoff
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 449); ongoing series
none (Table of Contents)
Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Wayne Boring ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?; majority typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Lois Lane.
- Reprinted:
- In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).
[The Life Insurance Scam] (Table of Contents)
Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils:
- Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks:
- Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Mrs. Davis; Tom Davis (villain); Mr. Fullerton [villain, death]; Martin (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Superman investigates the Fullerton Insurance Company, which is selling small valued policies to poor people, who end up dying under mysterious circumstances.
- Reprinted:
- In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).
Indexer Notes
Superman next appears in New York World's Fair #2 on sale 8/2/40. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-23-08.
[Summer Vacation in Cambodia] (Table of Contents)
Pep Morgan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Pep Morgan
none (Table of Contents)
Sport Facts / filler / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- sports
The Red Raiders (Table of Contents)
The Black Pirate / comic story / 4 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- period
- Characters:
- The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]
[The Missionary and the Cannibals] (Table of Contents)
Three Aces / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Chad Grothkopf
- Inks:
- Chad Grothkopf
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-23-08.
[The Washington Spy Ring] (Table of Contents)
Tex Thomson / comic story / 8 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Ken Fitch?
- Pencils:
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Inks:
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Bernard Baily
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Tex Thomson
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-23-08.
The Puppet Murder Case (Table of Contents)
text story / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- ? (spot illos)
- Inks:
- ? (spot illos)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- crime
[The Crooked Cop] (Table of Contents)
Clip Carson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Clip Carson
[Captain Kidd's Treasure] (Table of Contents)
Zatara / comic story / 11 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Fred Guardineer
- Inks:
- Fred Guardineer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Zatara
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
[The Life Insurance Scam]
Superman -
2.
[Summer Vacation in Cambodia]
Pep Morgan -
3.
none
Sport Facts -
4.
The Red Raiders
The Black Pirate -
5.
[The Missionary and the Cannibals]
Three Aces -
6.
[The Washington Spy Ring]
Tex Thomson -
7.
The Puppet Murder Case
-
8.
[The Crooked Cop]
Clip Carson -
9.
[Captain Kidd's Treasure]
Zatara
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