Action Comics #33

(February 1941)

[The Lumber Millionaire's Will] (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]; Perry White appearance (1st in Action); Lois Lane; Ken Hall (death); Villains: Francois Bernier (death); Brett Hall (death); Cliff (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 (1998)

Indexer Notes

Superman has a blue "S" on cape. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

[The Gas Rifle] (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

[The Capture of the Queen of the Seas] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

period

Characters:

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]

[The Treasure of Kublai Khan] (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 8-24-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Just Like Junior / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

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

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

Credits

Script:

Ken Fitch

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mister America [Tex Thomson] (1st as Mr. America, later as Americommando in #54, origin of Mr. America).

Indexer Notes

Continuation of the Tex Thomson strip.

Human Chessmen (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox (signed)

Pencils:

? (spot illo)

Inks:

? (spot illo)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[Mr. Z.] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Clip Carson; Mr. Z (villain)

Curios and Take My Word (Table of Contents)

fillers / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

1st ? Henry Boltinoff filler strip. Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

[The Platinum Idol] (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Joseph Sulman

Inks:

Joseph Sulman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara