Action Comics #4

(September 1938)

[Superman Plays Football] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Tommy Burke; Mary; V: Coach Randall.

Synopsis:

Overhearing a crooked college football coach at Dale University plotting to populate his team with thugs to defeat rival Cordell University, Superman impersonates a football player from Cordell to straighten out the situation out.

Reprinted:

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1 (Summer 1939)
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #1
• in Superman #1 [Masterpiece Edition] (Chronicle Books, 1999 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

Clark works for the Evening News in this story. Superman wears blue boots. Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-5-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Chuck Dawson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)

Inks:

Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Chuck Dawson

The All-Star Athlete (Table of Contents)

Pep Morgan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)

Inks:

Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Pep Morgan

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-9-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Bad Bill and The Menace of the Hills / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Russell Cole (signed as Alger)

Pencils:

Russell Cole (signed as Alger)

Inks:

Russell Cole (signed as Alger)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bad Bill

none (Table of Contents)

Adventures of Marco Polo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sven Elven (signed)

Inks:

Sven Elven (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Svden Elven

Content Information

Genre:

period

Characters:

Marco Polo

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-5-08.

Legion Loyalty (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Captain Frank Thomas (signed)

Pencils:

? (spot illos)

Inks:

? (spot illos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Sealed City [Part 3] (Table of Contents)

Tex Thomson / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ken Fitch?

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

>

Letters:

Bernard Baily

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Tex Thomson

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-5-08.

[Brady's Revenge] (Table of Contents)

Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Will Ely (signed)

Inks:

Will Ely (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Scoop Scanlon

[The Protection Racket] (Table of Contents)

Inspector Donald and Bobby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Leo E. O'Mealia

Inks:

Leo E. O'Mealia

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Inspector Donald; Bobby.

The Night Club Murder (Table of Contents)

Zatara Master Magician / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Guardineer

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Inks:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara; Tong.

none (Table of Contents)

Thrills / filler / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact