Action Comics #32 [Without Canadian Price]

(January 1941)

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

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Gambling Racket in Metropolis] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 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]; Krypto raygun (introduction); George Taylor (unnamed); Lois Lane; Mayor Worth; Preston (villain)

Synopsis

Clark Kent is bound and determined to find out why gambling is allowed in the city of Metropolis when city ordinance doesn't allow it. But it's Superman's use of the Krypto Raygun that cinches the case against the perpetrator.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 ([November] 1998)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #5 ([October] 2008)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #2 ([September] 2016)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([August] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Superman uses Krypto raygun for the first time. Made of Kryptonite, this captured and projected pictures. (Gun was sold as a toy.) Blue "S" on cape.

Supermen of America (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

For Superman Fans! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Here They Come Again! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[The Escaped Convicts] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan

[Single Combat] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical

Characters

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Chemcraft / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Laffs / cartoon / 0.44 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What a beautiful head of skin!

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

statement of ownership / 0.22 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Butterfinger / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Dali Lama] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)

Inks

Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Baby Sandy, Robert Taylor, Donald Duck, Ray Milland] (Table of Contents: 13)

In Hollywood / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolt)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolt)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolt)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

The Spectre; More Fun Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Built-Rite Toys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Ranch's Minerals] (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

?

Feature Logo

"Tex" Thomson

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Tex Thomson; Bob Daley

Indexer Notes

Tex Thomson feature becomes Mr. America feature with the next issue.

Man of the Law (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Udall (credited as Ted Miller)

Pencils

Fred Ray (spot illustrations)

Inks

Fred Ray (spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

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

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Treacherous Foreman] (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) /

Eclipse Machine Division / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Opened by Censor] (Table of Contents: 21)

Interesting Items / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Fred Schwab (signed)

Pencils

Fred Schwab (signed)

Inks

Fred Schwab (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Fred Schwab (signed)

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer & letterer credits added by Craig Delich.

Superman Licensed Products (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Another good tale with an ending typical of O. Henry is 'The Rathskeller and the Rose.'

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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

[The Antigravity Machine] (Table of Contents: 25)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Sulman

Inks

Joe Sulman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara; Tong

Here It Is -- All-Star No. 3... (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Be a Superman! Carry This Official Superman Krypto-Raygun (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

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