Action Comics #6

(November 1938)

Wing Brady (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wing Brady; More Fun Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Superman's Phony Manager] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

Joe Shuster; Paul Lauretta ?

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Lauretta

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen (introduction, as an office boy); Nick Williams (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; George Taylor (unnamed)

Synopsis

Clark Kent is introduced to a fighter manager who claims to be Superman's personal manager. But when Lois discovers the existence of a phony Superman, who is tied to that manager, the real Superman must act quickly to save Lois' life.

Reprints

• in Aventures (Sage - Sagédition, 1936 series) #36/1941, #37/1941, #38/1941, #39/1941
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #3 (Winter 1940)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #1 (1989 [February 1990])
• in DC Archiv Edition (Dino Verlag, 1998 series) #5 - Superman 1
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([April] 2006)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([August] 2013)
• in Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([May] 2016)

Indexer Notes

The last panel on page 13 is an illustrated blurb asking readers to follow Superman's adventures in forthcoming issues of Action Comics. Artist unknown, but not Shuster or Lauretta.

Muscle-Training (Table of Contents: 3)

Acquiring Super-Strength / activity / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel ?

Pencils

Joe Shuster ?

Inks

Joe Shuster ?

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Lauretta

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #3 (Winter 1940)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #1 (1989 [February 1990])
• in DC Archiv Edition (Dino Verlag, 1998 series) #5 - Superman 1
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([April] 2006)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([August] 2013)
• in Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([May] 2016)

Indexer Notes

All credits by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Chuck Dawson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Homer Fleming (signed as H. FLEMING [currved H])

Inks

Homer Fleming (signed as H. FLEMING [currved H])

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Just as Steve is about to tell Chuck...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

"Chuck" Dawson; Butch (villain); Trigger (villain)

Indexer Notes

Printed in black and white.

[Hunting Trip] (Table of Contents: 5)

Pep Morgan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (credited as Gene Baxter)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (credited as Gene Baxter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pep speeds westward in a streamlined train for his annual hunting trip through the...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan; Joe Hunt; Donald Rand; Coyote Pete; Mr. Rand

Synopsis

Pep travels to the Rocky Mountains for his annual hunting trip.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Pilferin' Pete (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Pencils

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Inks

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So you're back!

Genre

humor

Characters

Pilferin' Pete

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Adventures of Marco Polo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sven Elven (credited)

Inks

Sven Elven (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sven Elven

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Marco Polo with the rest of his party...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Marco Polo

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Singapore Singeing (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox ? (credited as Paul Dean)

Pencils

Fred Guardineer; ? (3 spot illustrations)

Inks

Fred Guardineer; ? (3 spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The heat rested over Singapore like a damp, heavy blanket.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ted Dawson; Captain Brett

Keywords

Singapore

Double Trouble [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 9)

Tex Thomson / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch ?

Pencils

Bernard Baily (credited) (signed as Bernard Baily)

Inks

Bernard Baily (credited) (signed as Bernard Baily)

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Still in Europe, we find Tex Thompson...

Genre

adventure; aviation; detective-mystery

Characters

Tex Thomson; Captain Diablo

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Baily signs on the final page.

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

Chuckles / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson (credited as Gustavson)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (credited as Gustavson)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (credited as Gustavson)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson (credited as Gustavson)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh - Eh - Chief, never mind the wagon...

Genre

humor

Characters

Four unrelated gag panels, plus a four panel strip.

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels, plus a four panel lower tier.

Script credit added by Craig Delich. Letterer credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[Henry Armstrong, Jack Torrance] (Table of Contents: 11)

Odds 'n Ends / cartoon / 0.83 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (credited as Moldoff)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (credited as Moldoff)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Statistics on the Ross-Armstrong fight show that Henry landed an average of 80 punches a round!

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Henry Armstrong; Jack Torrance; Jack Coolidge

Keywords

boxing

Electric Car Loading (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 0.17 page (report information)

[Gentleman Jack, the Bank Robber, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 13)

Scoop Scanlon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)

Inks

Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There have been a series of daring bank robberies...

Genre

adventure; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Scoop Scanlon; Gentleman Jack (villain); Rusty; Amos

Keywords

Kentucky

Indexer Notes

Printed in black and white.

The Emerald of Cheops (Table of Contents: 14)

Zatara / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

While Zatara and Tong have been vacationing in Egypt and adventuring on the isle of Philae, an ocean steamer has...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara; Tong; Tigress; Achmed; Abdul

Keywords

Akka; Cairo; pyramids

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Craig Delich. We formerly credited Gardner Fox.

Mister Fumble (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Halp

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Information for this sequence from Barry Sandoval.

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

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

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

Crowell Publishing Company Magazines / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Remington Rand / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)