Action Comics #11

(April 1939)

[The Black Gold Oil Well] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils:

Paul Cassidy?

Inks:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (un-named); Villains: Meek, Bronson.

Synopsis:

An unscrupulous firm sells what they think to be worthless stock in "Black Gold Oil", then try to buy it all back when they hear that oil has been discovered on the property....thanks to Superman.

Reprinted:

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

Indexer Notes

Superman uses X-ray vision. 1st reference as the Man of Steel; penciller id by Bob Hughes. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-9-08.

[Under Cover] [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

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

[Shanghaied] (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)

ADVENTUREvent / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Terry Gilkison

Inks:

Terry Gilkison

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

none (Table of Contents)

Henrietta / filler / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Pencils:

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Inks:

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Henrietta

Indexer Notes

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

none (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sven Elven

Inks:

Sven Elven

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sven Elven

Content Information

Genre:

period

Characters:

Marco Polo

Indexer Notes

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

Escape [Part 1] (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

[Queen of the Malays] [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 8-9-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Facts / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Papp

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

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

none (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Homer Fleming (signed)

Inks:

Homer Fleming (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Chuck Dawson

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

Sea Ghost (Table of Contents)

Zatara / 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