Action Comics #12

(May 1939)

From the 4 Corners (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover.

[Traffic Safety] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed); Paul Cassidy ?

Inks:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (unnamed)

Synopsis:

Clark Kent witnesses the death of a dear friend of his at the hands of a reckless driver, and when the Mayor refuses to deal with the problem, Superman decides to wage war on these drivers himself!

Reprinted:

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

Indexer Notes

The last panel on page 13 features an illustrated [by Bob Kane] ad for the new feature beginning that month in Detective Comics: the Batman! Notes and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-10-08.

[Under Cover] [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)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Scoop Scanlon

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

["Death to Don Luis" ] (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

Continued in next issue. Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-10-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Here and There / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Gustavson

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson

Inks:

Paul Gustavson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-10-08.

none (Table of Contents)

[Film Facts] / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gill Fox

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

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 8-10-08.

Escape [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

[Queen of the Malays] [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

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-10-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Now You Know / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

none (Table of Contents)

Odd Facts / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

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)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Chuck Dawson

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

Land of the Fourth Dimension (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer

Inks:

Fred Guardineer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara; Tong.

Indexer Notes

Tong is in costume ???.

none (Table of Contents)

AIRecords / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Terry Gilkison

Inks:

Terry Gilkison

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation