- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Siegel and Shuster Studio
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- Letters
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- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Always on the alert to help someone in need is...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen [cameo]; Carl Bransom; Nick Flaerty; John Standing; Freeman Chase; Luthor [as Zytal] (villain, bald); Jake Mobray (villain, death) Dirk Chadwick (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- A series of strange disappearances of prominent men in the city of Metropolis makes Clark Kent believe the kidnappings weren't under ordinary circumstances. When, as Superman, he tries to get information from local mobsters, they are suddenly destroyed by a ray out of the blue. He later discovers that Luthor built a giant city in the sky, and the arch for then hypnotizes Superman into doing his bidding.
- Reprints
Art credits by Craig Delich and Bob Hughes. We formerly credited John Sikela (pencils) and Ed Dobrtoka (inks). The Archives credit the art to John Sikela.
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- typeset
- Characters
- Superman
"Third Prize Winner" in Superman's Super Contest is George Kashdan (b. May 17, 1928 – d.June 3, 2006). He worked at DC Comics from the mid-1940s until 1968 as a writer and editor. GCD has credits for him from 1947 until 1988.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Somewhere in the Mediterranean, two swarthy pirates plot...
- Genre
- historical
- Characters
- The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Bonnie; unnamed cutthroats (villains)
- Synopsis
- A cutthroat pretends to be an escaped fugitive to get close to Jon Valor. Bonnie is suspicious, however.
Strip is continued in Sensation Comics #1.
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Chad Grothkopf
- Inks
- Chad Grothkopf
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]; Miguel Miranda (villain)
- Synopsis
- On their way back from South America, the Aces find themselves in the middle of a Central American revolution. A man named Miguel Miranda takes their planes for the war, and the Aces have to figure out a way to get them back.
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
- Script
- Ken Fitch
- Pencils
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Inks
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No fury like a woman scorned?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley] (origin as Fatman); The Queen Bee (villain)
- Synopsis
- Mr. America goes out to investigate a strange lack of crime, but Bob is ordered to stay in. Feeling deserted, Bob creates the identity of Fatman. At Tex's headquarters, he develops a way to transform his cape into a magic flying carpet. Fatman stumbles upon the plans of the Queen Bee to steal radium.
1st uses cape as a flying carpet. Writer credit by Jerry Bails.
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He won't drop them...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- John; McGurk
3 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.