Action Comics #35

(April 1941)

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[The Guybart Gold Mine] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Leo Nowak ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Benjamin Sims; Emily Sims; Brock Walters (villain)

Synopsis

Lois Lane decides to help an elderly couple, Benjamin and Emily Sims, who have fallen on hard times and are mulling an offer to sell some Guybart gold mine stock. Lois finds out that the stock is worthless and investigates why someone would want to buy it. Lois is suddenly beset by attempts to steal the stock from her possession, and Superman must protect her while she investigates further.

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

Suggestion of Nowak as inker per Craig Delich. We previously suggested Don Komisarow.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

It's So! / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A limey, eh?

Genre

non-fiction

What!?! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[The Kidnapped Girl] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)

Inks

George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan

[26 Million Cows] (Table of Contents: 7)

Curios / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

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

[Fire on Board] (Table of Contents: 9)

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]; Bonnie (The Queen of the Seas is given a name); Lu Chan (villain)

Synopsis

Lu Chan and his cutthroats retreat to Valor's ship, while the pirates end up trapped on a burning Chinese junk, with Jon Valor trapped in the hold. The pirates struggle to free him. They save the hull of the junk and work out a plan to retake Valor's ship.

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

True! / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I wish I was in some other state!

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

World's Best Value! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

Dinky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hmm...What a size animal that was!

Genre

humor

Characters

Dinky

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The South American Indians] (Table of Contents: 13)

The 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; 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: 14)

Travel Talk.. / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In Japan the better hotels...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Spider] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Ken Fitch

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Bob Daley; Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; The Spider (villain)

Synopsis

The Spider blows up manhole covers on a street crowded with new recruits for a defense program. Tex Thomson investigates as Mr. America, trying to find out the true identity of the Spider. When the saboteurs capture Mr. America, Bob Daley is left to save the day.

Forty Minutes to Go (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Barry (credited)

Pencils

? (spot illustration)

Inks

? (spot illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Superman Is on the Radio (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[The Panama Canal] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed as Geo. Papp)

Inks

George Papp (signed as Geo. Papp)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Clip Carson; The Adder (villain); Wu Fang (villain); Pedro (villain); Cap (villain)

Synopsis

Clip Carson has been assisting U.S. authorities in the Panama Canal Zone. Fishing on his day off, he finds the body of a native with a snake mark on his chin and a map of the locks. The evil Adder intentionally wrecks Clip's boat and brings them aboard.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Table of Contents: 20)

Book Review / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Star Man; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

The Black Owl; Prize Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Inheritance] (Table of Contents: 24)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Sulman (signed)

Inks

Joe Sulman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Tigress (villain); Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Bill Bowers; Pawnshop Pete (villain)

Synopsis

A sharper cons young Bill out of his watch and ring, and Zatara helps him track the man down. They discover that the ring has some special value. At the pawnshop of Pawnshop Pete, they encounter the Tigress, who tells them that Pete wants to replace young Bill to secure a million dollar inheritance. Zatara leaves Bill with the Tigress, but she quickly double-crosses him. Now Zatara must deal with two fiends.

I Don't Want Any Trouble with My Dad! (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

Prizes for All! (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

There's Power for You! (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)