(September 1942)
- 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)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449); ongoing series
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Fred Ray
- Inks:
- Fred Ray
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Zatara; Congo Bill; Vigilante; Americommando
- Reprints:
- in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #3 (2001)
- in Justice League: Cry for Justice (DC, 2009 series) #1 [Cover A] (September 2009) [cover] which is reprinted
- in DC Premium (Panini Comics (de), 2001 series) #70 - Justice League: Cry for Justice ([Dezember] 2010)
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Fred Ray. This cover, featuring all of the Action heroes, has been reprinted often.
The Emperor of America
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils:
- John Sikela ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
- Inks:
- John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; The Emperor of America (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis:
- The President of the United States his position in favor of The Emperor, who uses a non-resistance ray to take over America without firing a shot. He doesn't count on Superman providing any opposition, however.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
An imaginary story in post-war America. Archives credits the pencils to Ed Dobrotka. New art identification by Craig Delich and Bob Hughes 6/05. Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-7-08.
Sky Fighter
Supermen of the U.S. Army / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Cliff Young?
- Inks:
- Cliff Young?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
Sing a Song of Six Guns
Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson?
- Pencils:
- Mort Meskin [signed as Mort Morton]
- Inks:
- Cliff Young
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders] (origin); Stuff
- Synopsis:
- Greg's show is almost pulled off the air until he learns how to make the jive with some classical kids who've had their instruments heisted by Jiggers Jolton.
Indexer Notes
Tells his origin and reveals secret ID to Stuff.
Writer id by Bob Hughes 6/05.
none
Private Pete / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- military humor
- Characters:
- Pvt. Pete
The Battle of a Thousand Years
Three Aces / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-7-08.
The Case of the Stolen Spectacles
Americommandos / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joseph Greene
- Pencils:
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Inks:
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war; superhero
- Characters:
- Mr. America [Tex Thomson].
- Synopsis:
- Mr. America catches an escaped spy.
Indexer Notes
A continuation of Mr. America- writer per Bails via Delich 5/05. Although billed as Americommandos, strip still features Mr. America and Fatman. Fatman does not appear in this story.
Wolf Hunt
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Tex Slade (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
none
Little Gertie / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Little Gertie
The One Man Army
Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Fred Ray
- Inks:
- Fred Ray
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- jungle
- Characters:
- Congo Bill
none
Private Pete / filler / 0.33 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- military humor
- Characters:
- Pvt. Pete
none
Laffs / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
Crime on Ice
Zatara / comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Joseph Sulman
- Inks:
- Joseph Sulman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Zatara
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Emperor of America
Superman -
2.
Sky Fighter
Supermen of the U.S. Army -
3.
Sing a Song of Six Guns
Vigilante -
4.
none
Private Pete -
5.
The Battle of a Thousand Years
Three Aces -
6.
The Case of the Stolen Spectacles
Americommandos -
7.
Wolf Hunt
-
8.
none
Little Gertie -
9.
The One Man Army
Congo Bill -
10.
none
Private Pete -
11.
none
Laffs -
12.
Crime on Ice
Zatara
This issue was most recently modified by:
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- Mike Nielsen
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- Craig Delich
- Daniel Thingvold
- Peter Croome
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