Action Comics #37

(June 1941)

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

[Clark Kent, Police Commissioner] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Paul Cassidy (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Paul Cassidy (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Mayor Garson; Commissioner Larrimore (death); ex-Commissioner Kennedy (villain)

Synopsis

The criminal element of Metropolis is killing every Police Commissioner appointed, and Clark sees a connection between the criminal element and certain crooked politicians. But Clark is dumbfounded when it is suggested he take the job to crack down on that criminal element!

Reprints

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #3 ([October] 2001)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #6 ([April] 2009)
• 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 is still sought by the police for working outside the law.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Quiz / 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

1. How many pounds are in a barrel of flour?

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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Starman; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Playboy's Gambling Ring] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed as Geo. Papp)

Inks

George Papp (signed as Geo. Papp)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan

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

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

False Alarms / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lou Paige ?

Pencils

Lou Paige (signed as Paige)

Inks

Lou Paige (signed as Paige)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Puyallup, Wash. - An alarm sent the fire department...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit and first name of artist added by Craig Delich.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

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

Oddities / 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

More than 95 million telephone conversations...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

Energy in the Pinches (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Facts.. / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Rx on prescription blanks...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Lost City of Atlantis (Table of Contents: 14)

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.

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Morrow Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

That'll make a fine tank!

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Spy B-7] (Table of Contents: 17)

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]; Bob Daley

In the Nick of Time (Table of Contents: 18)

text story / 1.25 pages (report information)

Script

Edgar Weston (credited)

Pencils

? (spot illustrations)

Inks

? (spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Hear Superman on the Radio! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Justice Society of America Proudly Presents All-Star No. 5! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

The Winning Team! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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

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

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)

Pencils

Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)

Inks

Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A trading steamer on a muddy African river -

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Joe Kent; Major Stirling; Syble Stirling; Mungo

Synopsis

Bill helps a British major's daughter kidnap the commander of an enemy outpost.

Keywords

horses; machine guns; pole vaulting; seaplanes; Tabur (African outpost)

Indexer Notes

Series continues from More Fun #67. Script credit added by Craig Delich, per the Who's Who.

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cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Kelly always blindfolds himself...

Genre

humor

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advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Model Airplane News / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

[The Baseball Fixers] (Table of Contents: 28)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Sulman (signed)

Inks

Joe Sulman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara

At the Top of the Field! (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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

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Home Recording Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Spencer Fireworks Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)