Action Comics #6

(November 1938)

[Superman's Phony Manager] (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; Paul Lauretta?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Paul Lauretta

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen (introduction, as an office boy); Nick Williams (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; George Taylor (unnamed)

Synopsis:

Clark Kent is introduced to a fighter manager who claims to be Superman's personal manager. But when Lois discovers the existence of a phony Superman, who is tied to that manager, the real Superman must act quickly to save Lois' life.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #3 (Winter 1939)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #1 (1989)
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #1 (1989)

Indexer Notes

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

[Hunting Trip] (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)

Pilferin' Pete / 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:

humor

Characters:

Pete

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:

historical

Characters:

Marco Polo

Indexer Notes

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

Singapore Singeing (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox ? (signed as Paul Dean)

Pencils:

? (spot illos)

Inks:

? (spot illos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Double Trouble [Part 1] (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)

Chuckles / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Gustavson

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson

Inks:

Paul Gustavson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

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

none (Table of Contents)

Odds 'N' Ends / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

[Gentleman Jack, the Bank Robber [Part 2] (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 Emerald of Cheops (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

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Craig Delich 6/05. Formerly said Gardner Fox.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mister Fumble / filler / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Information from Error Report #3534, by Barry Sandoval.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

text article / 0.34 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

List of the Cartoon Contest winners from the August issue, Action #3.

Indexer Notes

Information from Error Report #3534, by Barry Sandoval.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

?

Indexer Notes

Information from Error Report #3534, by Barry Sandoval.