- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Credits for Jerry Siegel (writer), Joe Shuster, Jack Burnley, and Wayne Boring (artists), Michael Cho (cover artist)
Includes the notation: "Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. By special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family."
- Pencils
- Michael Cho
- Inks
- Michael Cho
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Superman illustration from front cover
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indicia listing publisher credits
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (unnamed); Dolores Winters (death); VILLAIN: Ultra-Humanite
- Synopsis
- After Clark Kent saves Dolores Winters from harm, he is granted a special interview. When that interview is cancelled and she kidnaps a boatload of wealthy citizens, Superman intervenes and discovers that Ultra has had his mind transplanted into her body.
- Reprints
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the only artist for this story.
The last panel of the story is an illustrated ad for Sandman in Adventure Comics and Batman in Detective Comics.
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- torpedoes; warships
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the sole artist for this cover.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks
- Dennis Neville ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Terry Curtis (introduction); Ultra-Humanite
- Synopsis
- Ultra hears of the invention by Terry Curtis of an atomic disintegrator he has created and vows to get it, all in order to further advance his plan to dominate the world.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Metropolis
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the only artist for this story.
The last panel of the story introduces by illo and text a new feature called The Spectre.
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed as Shuster)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- steamshovels
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the sole artist for this cover.
"S" on cape; 1st issue to feature "World's Largest Selling Comic Magazine" on cover.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster); Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (unnamed in story); T-21 [Lita Laverne] (villain, introduction, foreign actress)
- Synopsis
- When Toran suddenly invades Galonia, Clark and Lois are sent to cover the war. On the ship to Europe, Clark saves the life of Lita Laverne, a famous foreign actress. When she later snubs him, Clark and Lois attend a reception for Lita to investigate. The reception is cut short when the city is bombed. Superman ends the bombing but discovers a neutral steamship is under attack and that Lita might have a connection.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Daily Star; Galonia-Toran War
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the only artist for this story.
"S" on cape. The last panel is an illustrated promotional ad for The Spectre, with illustration by Bernard Baily.
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the sole artist for this cover. The original publication month (April, in heavy type) is absent from the cover reproduction.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain) (introduction, no first name given in this story); Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Villain: General Lupo
- Synopsis
- While on assignment with Lois Lane as Clark Kent, Superman investigates the conflict between Galonia and Toran and finds munitions manufacturer Luthor behind it. When Lois is kidnapped and taken to Luthor's colossal dirigible, Superman follows and puts an end to Luthor and the war.
- Reprints
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the only artist for this story.
First mention of Daily Planet in comic book.
Superman #4 went on sale 2/15/40, which predates Action 23. However, careful examination of the two Luthor stories in Superman #4 and the Luthor story here, it becomes clear that this Luthor story in Action #23 comes first. One telltale clue is to see Superman asking someone "Who is Luthor?"
The last panel of this story is an illustrated promo ad for the Sandman in Adventure Comics.
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor (villain) (with red hair, 2nd appearance); Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Professor Martinson (death);
- Synopsis
- When Clark Kent begins to investigate a new weapon being tested by the Army that artifically causes earthquakes, little does he know that Lex Luthor is hot on the trail of securing the plans for that invention, one way or the other.
- Reprints
In the Table of Contents for this collection, this story is titled "The Challenge of Luthor". It has been indexed elsewhere with the title "Superman versus Luthor".
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
DAILY STAR becomes the DAILY PLANET. One panel ad for the Spectre series in More Fun Comics at the end of the story, with art by Bernard Baily.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster
- Inks
- Joe Shuster
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tommy Blake, because of his frail physique...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Tommy Blake
- Synopsis
- Author relates how a good breakfast and regular exercise can lead to better strength.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain) (with red hair); Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Superman faces off once again with the evil Luthor, who first has tapped oil from oil wells all over the world for his purposes, then inundating the western coast of the U.S. when he raises a glass-enclosed city of ancient weird design from the murky depths.
- Reprints
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the only artist for this story.
One panel promo for the Sandman, appearing in Adventure Comics, is found at end of the story, with art by Creig Flessel.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Paul Dorgan (cameo, death); Barney Calhoun (introduction, death); J. F. Curtis (villain, introduction, death, killed by Superman); Louie (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- The suicide of the author of a manuscript, which states that sinister forces seek to retard this nation's return to prosperity, prods Superman to dart from place to place, averting the disasters that have been planned by these forces to disrupt vital aspects of national industries.
- Reprints
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the only artist for this story.
One panel ad for Batman appearing in Detective Comics appears at the end of the story, with art by Bob Kane.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Carlson; Amy Carlson; Gus Snide (villain, intro); Nick (villain); Pete (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman pretends to join a group of racketeers who want to control the city's truck drivers' union so that they can paralyze food distribution and demand blackmail.
- Reprints
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the only artist for this story.
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the sole artist for this cover.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Rufus Carnahan; Peter Carnahan; Jenkins; Jake Brent (villain); Benny Farrel
- Synopsis
- A dying millionaire requests the aid of the Man of Tomorrow to help straighten out his worthless son, who is a gambler, spendthrift, and a weak-kneed sop.
- Reprints
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the only artist for this story.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (named); Galbraith; Medini (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- A weird case of bank guards, messengers, etc. suffering from amnesia while on missions to transport large amounts of money spurs Superman to get involved.
- Reprints
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
"S" on cape, large "S" shield on shirt begins; Jimmy Olsen introduced 4/15/40 on radio.
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Paul Lauretta ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this cover.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster) (pages 9-13); Paul Cassidy (pages 1-8)
- Inks
- Paul Lauretta (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster) (pages 9-13); Paul Cassidy (pages 1-8)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Jensen; Harde; Slug Kelly (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Lois and Clark are very concerned when they see business owners trying to induce children into their stores to play slot machines, placed there by the goons of "Slug" Kelly. When the duo are held captive by Kelly and threatened with death, Superman takes over to clean house of the machines and the mugs responsible for them.
- Reprints
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
The Planet's rival paper, The Morning Pictorial, is introduced.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Dennis Neville ?; Joe Shuster (inset)
- Inks
- Dennis Neville ?; Joe Shuster (inset)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Synopsis
- Superman reminds his readers to get plenty of rest, eat right, gets lots of exercise and drink plenty of milk.
- Reprints
The page features an inset picture of Superman, illustrated by Joe Shuster.
In this reprint, the title has been removed from the feature for some reason, leaving a big blank space at the top of the page where the title should be.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Zachary Collum (introduction, publisher of the Morning Pictorial); Burt Mason (introduction, publisher of the Daily Planet); Representative Barnes; Alex Evell (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Punk politician Alex Evell, because of his growing political power, is out to buy the Planet's competitor, so that he will have a newspaper to back up his political dealings. But Evell doesn't like Clark Kent and his scathing articles about him, so the crook sets out to buy out the Planet as well..or else!
- Reprints
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks
- Wayne Boring (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor (villain) (with grey hair); Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Mr. Gregory (villain, death); Borden Mosely (villain)
- Synopsis
- Clark Kent smells a rat when he enters several offices of financial wizards, hoping to find out why they are profiting during a time of extreme depression, and noting a sickening sweet smell of incense in the air. Superman discovers that it involves a plot by Luthor, who uses the narcotic incense to inslave the men and thus profit off their ventures.
- Reprints
In the Table of Contents for this collection, this story is titled "Luthor's Incense Machine". It has been indexed elsewhere with the title "Luthor's Incense Menace".
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the only artist for this story.
Superman uses his powers to reshape his features for the first time.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Morton Craig; Professor Carl Grinstead; Dr. Bren (villain); Carlin (villain, introduction); Nick Blake (villain); Butch (villain); Jimmy (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman investigates why a noted chemist's serum, parabiolene, financed by a noted gangster named Carlin, is being used on noted people, making them virtual slaves to do the bidding of Carlin.
- Reprints
In the Table of Contents for this collection, this story is titled "The Wonder Drug". It has been indexed elsewhere with the title "The Wonder Drug Racket".
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
Superman uses x-ray vision and super hearing.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Jack Burnley (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Blackie Sarto (villain)
- Synopsis
- Lois and Clark are given an assignment to get the feminine slant of the new World's Fair, and overhear a plot by an international jewel thief to steal the Madras Emerald before it can be displayed at the Fair in the House of Jewels.
- Reprints
In the Table of Contents for this collection, this story is titled "Superman at the World's Fair". It has been indexed elsewhere with the title "Superman at the 1940 World's Fair".
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Wayne Boring
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring as the artists for this cover.
Yellow "S" on blue shield on cape.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Paul Lauretta (pages 1-5); Paul Cassidy (pages 6-13)
- Inks
- Siegel and Shuster Studio (as Shuster Shop)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (unnamed); Tommy; Little Mary; Dr. Wortington; Professor Clarence Cobalt (villain); Grafton (villain)
- Synopsis
- Professor Cobalt, proprietor of the Cobalt Clinic, has his advertisement turned down by the Daily Planet because it makes spurious claims. Clark runs him out after Cobalt gets aggressive with George Taylor. George gets Clark and Lois to investigate the clinic for an exposé.
- Reprints
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
Includes a one-panel plea after the end of the story for contributions to President Roosevelt's Infantile Paralysis Fund.
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- circuses; lions
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Wayne Boring as the artist for this cover.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Dennis Neville
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Villains: Mr. Tweed; Mrs. Tweed; Davey Merrill
- Synopsis
- Clark arrives for a date with Lois, who is making a donation to the Brentwood Rehabilitation Home. Clark tells her that the place is more interested in money than their young charges. Lois decides they should visit the home so that she can disprove Clark. After a pleasant visit, Lois and Clark are stopped by a charge, Davey Merrill, who cut his hands climbing the wall just to ask for something to eat. Once they feed him, he tells them all about the horrible conditions at the home.
- Reprints
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Wayne Boring as the artist for this cover.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Betty Bentley
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (named); Mr. Jenkins; Herculo (introduction); un-named clown called "the strongarm bandit" (villain)
- Synopsis
- Clark and Lois are led to believe that a series of robberies are being committed by a circus strongman, but it's Superman who rounds up the real perpetrator!
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the only artist for this cover.
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
Frontispiece.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Samuel Norval (cameo, jewel collector, death); Burkley (villain, architect, introduction); Sgt. Casey (introduction); "Scoop" Carter; John Davis; Henry Davis
- Synopsis
- When Lois is found at the scene of the murder of a noted jewel collector, she is arrested for that murder. Superman learns that the architect, who had installed numerous fail safe devices to protect the jeweler's gems, is responsible, and he had planned to throw the blame on the jeweler's two nephews until Lois had come upon the scene.
- Reprints
Story title from the Table of Contents for this collection.
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Mr. Mason (Daily Planet publisher); Jim Tirrell (death); George Tirrell; Calvin Chalmers; Brute Bashby (villain); Twist (villain)
- Synopsis
- Brute Bashby and his thugs roll into the town of Gateson with the sole purpose of establishing a protection racket, which means each shop owner must fork over 10% of their profits. When the local newspaper editor starts a written campaign against the racketeers, an explosion at the newspaper office kills him, which attracts the attention of Lois and Clark, who vow to do something about it.
- Reprints
Story title from the Table of Contents for this collection.
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley; Joe Shuster (inset)
- Inks
- Jack Burnley; Paul Cassidy (inset)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Synopsis
- Superman relates and shows how regular exercises, such as chinning, deep breathing and swimming can do wonders for one's health.
- Reprints
Superman inset at top of page by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster); Paul Lauretta (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Mumsen (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- Relief efforts to help the tornado and earthquake ravaged South American nation of San Caluma head out by boat but hit a snag when an aircraft carrying the relief commission officials nearly crashes. Things go from bad to worse when Superman's true identity is discovered by a thief, several witnesses to the event are killed, and Lois is nearly burned to death.
- Reprints
Story title from the Table of Contents for this collection.
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster); Paul Lauretta (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Sgt. Casey [as Sgt. Clancy]; John (cameo, construction company head, death); Sam Goetz; Mr. Jackson (villain, introduction); Mayor Hansen (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- When a department store collapses and the head of the construction firm that erected it is slain, Clark Kent smells a story in the making, and knows it when, as Superman, he investigates the construction of the city's new Municipal Stadium. At the opening day ceremonies of the stadium it collapses, and, while Superman rescues children, Lois Lane is seriously injured and taken to the hospital where a transfusion is necessary...provided by Clark Kent!
- Reprints
Story title from the Table of Contents for this collection.
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
Oddity: Clark tears open his own skin in order for the transfusion to take place.
- 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]; Sergeant Casey; Mrs. Davis; Tom Davis (villain); Mr. Fullerton (villain, death); Martin (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman investigates the Fullerton Insurance Company, which is selling small valued policies to poor people, who end up dying under mysterious circumstances.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster ?
- Inks
- Leo Nowak ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automobiles
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the sole artist for this cover.
- 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]; George Taylor (named); Laura Vogel (introduction); Zolar (villain, introduction); Mr. Calvert (villain); Carlton Vogel (introduction)
- Synopsis
- In midsummer, the city of Metropolis is caught in the midst of a bitter snowstorm. As Clark investigates, a message from Laura Vogel comes over the radio, telling Superman to meet her in Park Ferry since she can explain the snowstorm. Before Superman arrives, some foreigners use a glowing globe to disintegrate a girl and a policeman. Superman gets there in time to save Lois from the same fate, but the Arabs get away.
- Reprints
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Title logo of book on an otherwise blank page, appears after the cover from Superman #7 and before the frontispiece from Superman #7.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Wayne Boring (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (introduction, 1st name revealed in issue #10, first appearance in comic book); Sgt. Casey; Police Chief Watson; George Lash; Nick Norton (villain, introduction); Mike Moran (villain, introduction); Billings (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it, all so that the prosecutor wouldn't be in a position to prosecute the felon and his mobster friends.
- Reprints
Story title from the Table of Contents for this collection.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Wayne Boring (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (unnamed); Commissioner Jim Stanley (villain, introduction); Kotzoff (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them, upon contact, to disintergrate!
- Reprints
Story title from the Table of Contents for this collection.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Wayne Boring (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Bert Runyan (introduction); Red Tyler (villain, introduction); Public Prosecutor Ralph Dale (villain, introduction); Nat Burly (villain, introduction); Captain McDay (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan.
- Reprints
Story title from the Table of Contents for this collection.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring (ghosted for Joe Shuster) (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Kennedy (editor of the Daily Pictorial); Jane Day (villain); Peter Peeker (villain); Frank Jordan (villain); un-named other members of the Black Gang (villains, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark Kent and Lois Lane, who disguise themselves as wealthy patrons themselves to smoke out members of the gang.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster
- Inks
- Leo Nowak
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- firing squads
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the sole artist for this cover.
Superman has blue "S" on cape.
- 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]; 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
Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection lists Joe Shuster as the artist for this story.
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Title logo of book on an otherwise blank page. This is the first of two consecutive identical title pages after the last story and before the biographies.
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Title logo of book on an otherwise blank page. This is the second of two consecutive identical title pages after the last story and before the biographies.
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Biographies of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Title logo of book on an otherwise blank page. This is the last interior page in the book.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster; Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Joe Shuster; Paul Lauretta ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Back cover illustrations with text on the contents of this issue. Illustrations taken from the covers of Superman #4 and #5.