Action Comics #34

(March 1941)

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[The Beautiful Young Heiress] (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

Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Doris Laurey; Jim Laurey (villain); Crawford (villain)

Synopsis

Clark Kent gets the assignment to look into a young heiress, who has only only inherited her late father's coal mines, but intends to operate them...that is, until her Uncle decides to put her out of the way.

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 next appears in World's Best Comics #1 on sale February 10, 1941.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Sailing Spies] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan

Colossal! Terrific! Stupendous! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

World's Best Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Trapped on the Junk] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical

Characters

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]

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

True-isms / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bermuda depends entirely upon rainfall...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

Model Airplane Club / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

[The Treasure of Kublai Khan, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 11)

The 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; aviation

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Shorty / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Pencils

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Inks

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Br-r-r! It's awfully cold!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Shorty (a dachshund)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

[The Munitions Magnate] (Table of Contents: 14)

Mr. America / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mr. America [Tex Thomson]

Safe Passage (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Hilton (credited)

Pencils

Cliff Young (spot illustrations)

Inks

Cliff Young (spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

Across two pages.

Superman Is on the Radio (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Coming at You! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

The Giant of the Lumberjacks! (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Clip Carson

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Peter and His Pup / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ray McGill (signed)

Pencils

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ray McGill (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Peter!! If you don't come in this house...

Genre

humor

Characters

Peter

Indexer Notes

Writer & letterer credits added by Craig Delich.

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

It's a Fact! / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Chinese still fish...

Genre

non-fiction

Amazing Combination Offer (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Remington Rand / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Danny Dubb / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'd like to rent a canoe...

Genre

humor

Characters

Danny Dubb

Here You Are, Fans! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

Get Zatara! (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Here's What You've Been Waiting For - All Star No. 4! (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

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

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

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