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(February 1942)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth; Mort Weisinger (assistant editor); Murray Boltinoff (assistant editor)
Color:
color
Dimensions:
standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Binding:
saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 600)
Publishing Format:
was ongoing series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Fred Ray
Inks:
Fred Ray
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Fred Ray.

Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #45
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[Superman's Ark] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inks:
Ed Dobrotka
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Charles; Mr. Morgan; Count von Henzel (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis:
When Clark and Lois visit the Metropolis Zoo on their day off, they discover the place is virtually deserted. So Superman takes a hand, capturing a variety of new animals, but encountering a foe that nearly destroys the Man of Tomorrow.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Ed Dobrotka not credited in Archives. Modified synopsis and some characters added by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

The Head (Table of Contents)

The Vigilante / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mort Weisinger
Pencils:
Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)
Inks:
George Roussos?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid [confidant, sidekick] (I); V: the Head.

none (Table of Contents)

Laffs / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

[The City with the Golden Domes] (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 9-6-08.

[The Thunderbolt] (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]; Fatman [Bob Daley].

Indexer Notes

Story related by Fatman from before time he teamed with Mr. America.

none (Table of Contents)

Clancy the Cop / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Casey

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

Bird in the Hand (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Hilton (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

[The Haunted Castle] (Table of Contents)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Ray
Inks:
Fred Ray
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Congo Bill

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from Frwed Ray? to ? by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

[The Cobra] (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; the Cobra (villain)
Editing
Resources (0)
Change History

Table of Contents

  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. [Superman's Ark]
    Superman
  3. 2. The Head
    The Vigilante
  4. 3. none
    Laffs
  5. 4. [The City with the Golden Domes]
    Three Aces
  6. 5. [The Thunderbolt]
    Mr. America
  7. 6. none
    Clancy the Cop
  8. 7. Bird in the Hand
  9. 8. [The Haunted Castle]
    Congo Bill
  10. 9. [The Cobra]
    Zatara
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Katie
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Merlin Haas
  • R. J. Roper
  • Craig Delich
  • Daniel Thingvold
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Klein
  • Jon Ingersoll
  • Diverse Hands
  • Brian Mowbray
  • John Greb
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Carlos Tasada
  • John Douglas Miceli
  • Kyle Weber
  • Terry Watkins
  • Allen Ross
  • Jerry Hillegas
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Bob Hughes
  • Darrel McCann
  • Ed Boner
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