Action Comics
#49
(June 1942)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-04-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Mort Weisinger (assistant editor, uncredited); Murray Boltinoff (assistant editor, uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Wizard of Chance
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
-
in Superman in Action Comics (Abbeville Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993) - in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #3 ([October] 2001)
- in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #9 ([August] 2011)
- in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #3 (2016 [February 2017])
- in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #5 ([June] 2020)
-
- Keywords
- automobiles; machine guns
Indexer Notes
Art confirmed by Fred Ray per Craig Delich. Archive Edition credits Ed Dobrotka (pencils) and John Sikela (inks); Abbeville Press's Superman in Action Comics credits Wayne Boring.
The Puzzler!!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Ed Dobrotka
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen (cameo); The Puzzler (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Superman must battle a twisted intellect who utilizes the principles of parlor games, tricks and puzzles to commit clever crimes.
- Reprints
- in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #3 ([October] 2001)
- in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #9 ([August] 2011)
- in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #3 (2016 [February 2017])
- in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #5 ([June] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Pencil and ink credits are reversed in Archives. Art identification by Craig Delich and Bob Hughes.
[no title indexed]
Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello again, Members! This time I want to talk to you about a great American hero...
Capt. Colin P. Kelly Jr.
Supermen of the U.S. Army / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr.
[no title indexed]
Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Maybe you can tell me how soon your bath will stop...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
3 cartoons. Script credit added by Craig Delich.
4 Big Superman Stories
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #17, with cover repro.
The Rainbow Man
Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mort Meskin (signed)
- Inks
- Cliff Young ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Rainbow Man (villain)
The Mystery of the Meandering Mansion
3 Aces / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
Indexer Notes
Script credit added by Craig Delich.
The Crime Machine
Mr. America and Fat Man / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Ken Fitch
- Pencils
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Inks
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley]; The Queen Bee (villain)
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Jerry Bails via Craig Delich.
Get Into the Swim!
Star Spangled Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #9.
5 Favorite Features!
Leading Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #2.
The Last Shipment!
Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)
- Pencils
- Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)
- Inks
- Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Congo Bill; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Chaing Kai-Shek; Ah-hee; Broadway Charlie
- Synopsis
- Bill helps escort a convoy of supplies over the Burma Road to China.
- Keywords
- aircraft; Burma Road; China; parachuting; stereotyping of the Chinese; stereotyping of the Japanese; Washington DC; White House; World War II
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
A listing of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comic Magazines and a list of those magazines and their frequencies.
War in the Air
Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page
Indexer Notes
Review of War in the Air by John B. Walker, illustrated by Barry Bart. Page includes Superman's Secret Message.
The Story of the Magical Mobsters!
Zatara / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Joe Sulman (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Sulman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Zatara
Now on Sale
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad featuring cover repros from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #11, Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series) #3, World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #5, All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #11, and All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #4.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Wizard of Chance
Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles -
2.
The Puzzler!!
Superman -
3.
["Hello again, Members! This time I want to talk to you about a great American hero..."]
Supermen of America -
4.
Capt. Colin P. Kelly Jr.
Supermen of the U.S. Army -
5.
["Maybe you can tell me how soon your bath will stop..."]
Gags -
6.
4 Big Superman Stories
Superman -
7.
The Rainbow Man
Vigilante -
8.
[no title indexed]
Baby Ruth -
9.
The Mystery of the Meandering Mansion
3 Aces -
10.
The Crime Machine
Mr. America and Fat Man -
11.
Safeguard
-
12.
Get Into the Swim!
Star Spangled Comics -
13.
5 Favorite Features!
Leading Comics -
14.
The Last Shipment!
Congo Bill -
15.
[no title indexed]
Popsicle -
16.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
17.
War in the Air
Good Books Worth Reading -
18.
The Story of the Magical Mobsters!
Zatara -
19.
Now on Sale
-
20.
[no title indexed]
Muscle Power Co. -
21.
[no title indexed]
Spencer Fireworks Company
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Craig Delich
- Merlin Haas
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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