Action Comics #9

(February 1939)

Sport Data (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Papp?

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover. Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-8-08.

[$5000 Reward for Superman] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

Joe Shuster; Paul Lauretta?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Paul Lauretta

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (unnamed); Detective Captain Reilly; Mortimer Snoop.

Synopsis:

Superman, having torn down a slum area so that newer, more modern apartments could be built, is labeled as a crook by the Chief of Police, who assigns Detective Reilly [better known as "100% Reilly", because he always gets his man] to bring the Man of Tomorrow in.

Reprinted:

• In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1.

Indexer Notes

"S" Symbol is all yellow. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-8-08.

[The Lefty Laroway Gang] [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)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Scoop Scanlon; V: Lefty Laroway.

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

[The Ice Boat Race] (Table of Contents)

Pep Morgan / comic story / 6 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)

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 8-8-08.

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 8-8-08.

Frozen Hazard [Part 2] (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

[Dr. Kichung's Ape Army] [Part 2] (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; V: Dr. Kichung.

Indexer Notes

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

none (Table of Contents)

Sport Data / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Papp?

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Indexer Notes

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

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)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Chuck Dawson

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

The Mad Lama (Table of Contents)

Zatara Master Magician / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Inks:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara; Tong.

none (Table of Contents)

Candid Comic Camera / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Bob Kane (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

ADVENTUREvents (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Terry Gilkison

Inks:

Terry Gilkison

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside back cover.