Action Comics #34

(March 1941)

[The Coal Mine Heiress] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Burnley [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Jack Burnley [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Doris Laurey; Jim Laurey (villain); Crawford (villain)

Synopsis:

Clark Kent gets the assignment to look into a young heiress, who has only only inherited her late father's coal mines, but intends to operate them.....that is, until her Uncle decides to put her out of the way.

Reprints:

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998)

Indexer Notes

Superman next appears in World's Best #1 on sale 2/10/41. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

[The Sailing Spies] (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

[Trapped on the Junk] (Table of Contents)

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]

none (Table of Contents)

True-isms / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henryu Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

[The Treasure of Kublai Khan] [Part 2] (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)

Shorty / filler / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Schwab

Pencils:

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Inks:

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

[The Munitions Magnate] (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:

Mr. America [Tex Thomson]

Safe Passage (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Hilton (signed)

Pencils:

Cliff Young (spot illos)

Inks:

Cliff Young (spot illos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Giant of the Lumberjacks (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

none (Table of Contents)

Peter and His Pup / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray McGill

Pencils:

Ray McGill

Inks:

Ray McGill

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ray McGill

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Peter

Indexer Notes

Writer & letterer credits added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

none (Table of Contents)

It's a Fact / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

none (Table of Contents)

Danny Dubb / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier

Inks:

Stan Aschmeier

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Danny Dubb

Get Zatara (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