Action Comics #41

(October 1941)

A Message to Our Readers (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[The Saboteur] (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)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Thanks a lot, Casey!

Feature Logo

Superman [classic design, angled u bottom]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Jeff Stanton; Steve Grant (villain); Ralph Cowan (villain)

Synopsis

Superman follows up leads in a case involving the sabotage of the Gargan Factory by saboteurs bent on causing wide-spread destruction.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #3 ([October] 2001)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #7 ([September] 2009)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #2 ([September] 2016)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([July] 2018)

Indexer Notes

Cassidy art credits by Bob Hughes and Craig Delich. We previously credited the art to John Sikela, as do the Archives.

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

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

[Tuerto the Bandit] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

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Pencils

George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)

Inks

George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)

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Pep Morgan is spending his vacation on a South American...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan; Tuerto (villain); Don Alvera; Juanita Alvera

Energy to Perform (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Albino Priestess] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

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Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

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Jon Valor, the Black Pirate, and Bonnie, after their mad escape from...

Genre

historical

Characters

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Bonnie; Amora

Keywords

Africa

A Lot for Your Money! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

New! Sensational! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fellow chiefs, we go on warpath now...

Genre

humor

Characters

Chief Hot Foot

Keywords

football

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Cleveland Air Races] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf

Inks

Chad Grothkopf

Colors

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Cleveland Air Races call to the Aces!

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: 11)

Little Lewie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Paul Norris (signed as Norris)

Inks

Paul Norris (signed as Norris)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cannibals have captured the whole hunting party...

Genre

humor; jungle

Characters

Little Lewie

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

Laffs / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have you seen my vitamin pills?

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

2 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[The Gold Bullion Theft] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Ken Fitch

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

A figure swift as night itself, the snap of a whip, the...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; Trigger Malloy

Quick Thinking (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Clem Gordon (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Fred Ray (signed as Ray) (spot illo)

Inks

Fred Ray (signed as Ray) (spot illo)

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"Remember, James," Mrs. West said.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Mrs. West; James West [Jimmie]; George Bradley; Officer Hadley

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

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Jungle Drums! (Table of Contents: 17)

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)

Inks

Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)

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Congo Bill, Professor Kent, and Sheila Hanlen are on their way to the coast.

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Joe Kent; Sheila Hanlen; Scheller

Synopsis

The natives are being encouraged to uprise by German agent Scheller. After he is captured by the natives, Bill offers to fight Scheller in single combat: if he wins, the natives promise to remain peaceful.

Keywords

biplanes; British Royal Army; single combat; stereotyping of African natives; World War II

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

Facts / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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A city in the United States gets its water supply...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Strange! Unusual! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

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

Some Fun / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ray McGill (signed)

Pencils

Ray McGill (signed)

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Ray McGill (signed)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

No, she isn't spanking it!

Genre

humor

Characters

Butch

Indexer Notes

6 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Good Books and Movies / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank (credited)

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

From the day he was taken...

[The Rival Ranchers] (Table of Contents: 22)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Sulman (signed)

Inks

Joe Sulman (signed)

Colors

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Horror, death and mystery greet Zatara in the...

Feature Logo

Zatara the Master Magician

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara; Tex; Molly

Keywords

Rancho Grando; Texas

Action! Thrills! Adventure! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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