Action Comics #33

(February 1941)

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

Lancaster County Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Something Amiss at the Lumber Camp] (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

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (first appearance in Action Comics); Ken Hall (death); Francois Bernier (villain, death); Brett Hall (villain, death); Cliff (villain, death)

Synopsis

When the profits from a huge lumber mill operations, which normally go to under-privileged children, start disappearing, it becomes a job for the Man of Steel!

Reprints

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 ([November] 1998)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #5 ([October] 2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #2 ([September] 2016)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([August] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Superman has a blue "S" on cape.

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

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

Superman Krypto-Raygun (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman Krypto-Raygun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Gas Rifle] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan

[The Capture of the Queen of the Seas] (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]; Queen of the Seas (named Bonnie in #35); Lu Chan (villain, first appearance)

Here You Are, Fans! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[The Treasure of Kublai Khan] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf

Inks

Chad Grothkopf

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

The Three Aces: Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Just Like Junior / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Can you handle th' circus alone...

Genre

humor

[The Origin of Mr. America] (Table of Contents: 11)

Mr. America / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mr. America [Tex Thomson] (first appearance and origin as Mr. America)

Indexer Notes

Tex Thomson takes on the costumed identity of Mr. America with this issue, changing the name of the feature. With #54 he will change his heroic name to the Americommando.

Human Chessmen (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

? (spot illustration)

Inks

? (spot illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Superman Is on the Radio! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[Mr. Z.] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Clip Carson; Mr. Z (villain)

The Spectre (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The Spectre; More Fun Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[A Town Crier] (Table of Contents: 16)

Curios / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Minnesota] (Table of Contents: 17)

Take My Word... / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Hurry Hurry Hurry! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

[The Platinum Idol] (Table of Contents: 20)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Sulman

Inks

Joe Sulman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]

At the Top of the Field! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)