Action Comics #40

(September 1941)

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

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

[The Billionaire's Daughter] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

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Answering a summons for help, the mighty Man of Tomorrow finds his hands more than full...

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Superman [classic design, angled u bottom]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Nancy Thorgeson; Morgan Thorgeson; Parello (villain)

Synopsis

A millionaire agrees to pay $100,000 to charity if Superman helps to straighten out his wayward daughter who spends money as if it were water as various gambling establishments. Only when an emergency arises does the girl see herself in a different vein.

Reprints

• in Superman Work Book (DC, 1945 series) (1945) [in black and white]
• 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)

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

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

[The Summer Job] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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Pencils

George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)

Inks

George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)

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Although Pep Morgan is a famous athletic star during the...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan; Don Alvera

Keywords

Cardanes Necklace; Chile

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

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

Strange! Unusual! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[The Death of Avilla] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

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Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

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Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

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Synopsis: Captain Don De Avilla to trap the Black Pirate...

Genre

historical

Characters

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Bonnie; Captain Don De Avilla (villain)

Smoky by Will James (Table of Contents: 8)

Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank (credited)

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typeset

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Any boy who loves horses will...

Hear Superman on the Radio! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

Private Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Ta-ta-ra ra-ta" "Shake it up, men!

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Pvt. Pete

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[In the Bering Straits] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf

Inks

Chad Grothkopf

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Far to the north, in the land of the polar bear, seal and...

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: 12)

Middy the Marine / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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This ship must be cleaned!

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Middy

[The Purple Gang] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Ken Fitch

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

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Serena, a small town in the midst of fertile valleys, peaceful...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; Bob Daley; The Purple Gang (villains)

Syncro Announces the New Hobby Saw (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Syncro Devices, Inc. / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Birds of a Feather (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Robert Stowe (credited)

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typeset

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Private detective Tom Barry cast an anxious eye...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Tom Barry; Mrs. Trevelyan

Indexer Notes

Across two pages.

Looking for Excitement? (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Yank and Doodle; Prize Comics / advertisement / 0.22 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.45 page (report information)

The Adventure of the Prehistoric Valley! (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)

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Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)

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Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)

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Africa - forbidding land of the unexpected.

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Joe Kent; Doctor Hanlen; Sheila Hanlen

Synopsis

Bill discovers a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and rescues a young woman who had been marooned there.

Keywords

pterodactyls; sauropods; tyrannosaurids

Indexer Notes

Per Craig Delich, stories signed by Ray are written by him.

This Is a Preview of the Star-Spangled Kid (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

The Star-Spangled Kid / promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

[The Duped Daughter] (Table of Contents: 20)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Sulman (signed)

Inks

Joe Sulman (signed)

Colors

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As Zatara is watching some workmen demolish a building...

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Zatara the Master Magician

Genre

adventure; superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Zatara; Walter Grew; Ann Grew; Jim; Hank; Bucky Moor

Action! Thrills! Adventure! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

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

Modern Concise Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Take a Tip from a Navy Torpedo (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

United States Rubber Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)