Action Comics #31

(December 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[In the Grip of Morpheus] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Baron Munsdorf (villain, introduction); Kolb (villain, death); un-named henchman (villain, death); Professor Hunter (villain)

Synopsis

Lois is taking a vacation to Brentville, but she and Clark are amazed to see the residents fast asleep, victims of a kindly professor's new "gas" invention. But Superman must stop Baron Munsdorf, who wants the plans for that gas, and other inventions of the professor, including the deadly sub-atomic death ray!

Reprints

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 ([November] 1998)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #4 ([April] 2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([August] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [January 2017])

For Superman Fans! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Here They Come Again! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Unconscious Tip-Off] (Table of Contents: 6)

Pep Morgan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Chuckles / cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Darling, I'm starting a hobby...

Genre

humor

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

[Escape from the Mine] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

historical

Characters

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]

[The Fighting Emperor!] (Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Papp

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Hidden City of Death (Table of Contents: 12)

Three Aces / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf

Inks

Chad Grothkopf

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Danny Dubb / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Danny, I'm going to the postoffice...

Genre

humor

Characters

Danny Dubb

Railroads - Real and Model (Table of Contents: 14)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Flex-i-Track / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Fake-Accident Racket] (Table of Contents: 16)

"Tex" Thomson / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch ?

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily

Genre

adventure

Characters

Tex Thomson

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Vengeance Trail (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script

Ivan Dmytryk (credited) (house name)

Pencils

? (spot illustrations)

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

[The Missing Archaeologist] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Clip Carson

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Action Stamp Page / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

The Odd Side of War / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Poison gas war is very humane!!!

Genre

non-fiction

[European War] (Table of Contents: 23)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Sulman

Inks

Joe Sulman

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara

Here It Is -- Better Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Be a Superman! Carry This Official Superman Krypto-Raygun (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)