Action Comics #17

(October 1939)

[The Sabotage of the Clarion] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

Paul Cassidy?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor [un-named]; Ultra-Humanite.

Synopsis:

Superman struggles to keep the Ultra-Humanite from his campaign to terrorize and blackmail Deering Lines or sabotage every steamer of their company.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

The last panel of the story was an illustrated ad for New York World's Fair Comics for 1939. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-15-08.

[On the Ranch] (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; Mary; Mr. Smith; Buck; V: Pedro.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-15-08.

The Mysterious Rescue (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:

historical

Characters:

Marco Polo; Karlan; V: Abu Ll Kaf.

Indexer Notes

Story title from previous issue. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-15-08.

[The Cult of the Tiger] [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Clip Carson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Clip Carson; Japur Chunda; Jaffeer; Panjore; V: The Cult of the Tiger.

A Lion's Share (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Captain Frank Thomas (signed)

Pencils:

? (spot illos)

Inks:

? (spot illos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[The Return of the Gorrah] [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; V: the Gorrah; Bob Daley; Gargantua T. Potts; Ali-Baba.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-15-08.

[The Horse That Breathes Through His Neck!] (Table of Contents)

Sportettes / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Peter Song (a horse); George Varoff.

[The Stage Hold-Up] (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; Villains: gun-hawks.

[Autographs of Adam and Eve and of Judas Iscariot] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Facts / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Includes the autographs of Adam & Eve and Judas Iscariot; an unmarked grave; a strange beast; and the elephant.

The Pearl of Ophir (Table of Contents)

Zatara Master Magician / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer

Inks:

Fred Guardineer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara; Beth Jordan; John Jordan; V: Setap.