Action Comics #5

(October 1938)

[Superman and the Dam] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 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]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (not named)

Synopsis:

Lois and Clark compete with one another to get the scoop on the possible collapse of the Valleyho Dam.

Reprinted:

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #3
• in Great Comic Book Heroes, The (Dial Press, 1965 series) #nn
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-5-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Coyote Canyon Bill / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Schwab

Pencils:

Fred Schwab

Inks:

Fred Schwab

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Schwab

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Canyon Bill

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 8-5-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Facts / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

none (Table of Contents)

The Diddle Family / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Gustavson

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson

Inks:

Paul Gustavson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

family

Characters:

Diddle Family

Indexer Notes

Writer credit 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 H. Fleming)

Inks:

Homer Fleming (signed H. Fleming)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Chuck Dawson

[The Newport Silver Cup Races] (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)

Phil the Floater / filler / 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:

gag

Characters:

Phil

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:

Sven Elven

Content Information

Genre:

period

Characters:

Marco Polo

Indexer Notes

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

Valley of the Past (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard Martin (signed)

Pencils:

? (spot illos)

Inks:

? (spot illos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[The Nestralian Spy] (Table of Contents)

Tex Thomson / comic story / 10 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.

none (Table of Contents)

Sportettes / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

World of Stamps (Table of Contents)

World of Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Information from Error Report #3533, by Barry Sandoval.

[Gentleman Jack, the Bank Robber] [Part 1] (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; Gentleman Jack (villain)

The Egyptian Wizard (Table of Contents)

Zatara Master Magician / comic story / 12 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)

Star Light / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact