Action Comics #28 [Canadian]

(September 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Strongarm Assaults] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

Betty Burnley Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (named); Mr. Jenkins; Herculo (introduction); un-named clown called "the strongarm bandit" (villain)

Synopsis

Clark and Lois are led to believe that a series of robberies are being committed by a circus strongman, but it's Superman who rounds up the real perpetrator!

Reprints

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 ([November] 1998)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #4 ([April] 2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([August] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [January 2017])

Indexer Notes

Jack Burnley's sister lettered all of his work starting with this story and through Sep. 1942, including all the Starman stories. See The Comics! Vol. 14, no. 10 with articles by Betty Burnley, Jack Burnley, and reproducing black and white proofs of two pages from Action Comics #28.

Supermen of America (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Here Comes Superman Again! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Southpaw] (Table of Contents: 5)

Pep Morgan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan

[The Chase] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical

Characters

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Captain Andago; Jeannie (love interest)

Indexer Notes

Story title given in previous issue.

The Whole Story (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

John Hilton (credited)

Pencils

Kenney (signed) (spot illustrations, house name)

Inks

Kenney (signed) (spot illustrations, house name)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[The Easter Island Gods] (Table of Contents: 8)

Three Aces / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)

Inks

Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Gorrah's Blackmail Racket] (Table of Contents: 9)

Tex Thomson / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch ?

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily (signed)

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Tex Thomson; the Gorrah (villain); Bob Daley (sidekick); Miss Van Stryker; Nicky Blair (crook)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
Bailey signs both first and last panels.

[Napoleon] (Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Facts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Papp (signed)

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics; Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

New York World's Fair Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Action Stamp Page / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Hollywood Jewel Theft Ring] (Table of Contents: 16)

Clip Carson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Clip Carson; Buzz Bailey (movie columnist); Detective Sweeney; Harold Weston (crook); Betty Bailey; Morelli (crook)

Indexer Notes

Moldoff signs both first and last panels.

[Howard Jones] (Table of Contents: 17)

Sport Close-Ups! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

A MacBeagle Can Smell a Bargain! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Morrow Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Superman Is on the Radio! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Gringo Gang] (Table of Contents: 20)

Zatara / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara; the Gringo Gang (villains)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

U. S. Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)