Action Comics #10

(March 1939)

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

Nevertheless It's True / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (credited, signed)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (credited, signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At the time of the discovery of America...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover, in black & white.

Nine unrelated facts, with illustrations.

[Superman Goes to Prison] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (credited); Wayne Boring (credited as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Joe Shuster (credited); Wayne Boring (credited as Joe Shuster); Paul Lauretta ?

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Lauretta

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Editor, the Daily Star?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (editor of the Daily Star, unnamed); Walter Crane; Governor Bixby; Superintendent Wyman

Synopsis

Clark Kent interviews a former prisoner who was starved and abused by the Coreytown Chain Gang, so Superman decides to get the real scoop on these abuses...and put a stop to them.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1 (1997 [February 1998])
• in Clásicos DC (NORMA Editorial, 2004 series) #6 - Los Archivos de Superman en Action Comics Volumen 1 (Marzo 2005)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([April] 2006)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([August] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([May] 2016)

Indexer Notes

1st red "S" chest symbol. The splash panel was used, for the most part, for the cover to Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1 (Summer 1939).

Synopsis added by Craig Delich.

In addition to Shuster, there are a few possible hints of Lauretta's inks visible, but far more of Boring.

[The Lefty Laroway Gang, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 3)

Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)

Inks

Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Weeks pass...

Genre

adventure; crime

Characters

Scoop Scanlon; his editor; Lefty Laroway (villain)

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

[The Intercity Basketball Tournament] (Table of Contents: 4)

Pep Morgan / comic story / 6 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

The Ardale Terriers led by Pep...

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Pep Morgan; Charley Allen; the coach

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

This Doggone World / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Schwab

Pencils

Fred Schwab

Inks

Fred Schwab

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sniff sniff! Sniff!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Rex (a dog)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Now You Know / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (credited)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Airplane propellers act as brakes...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Indexer Notes

Two unrelated fact panels.

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

The Crowell Publishing Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Delighted with Marco's daring and horsemanship...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Marco Polo; Rajah Dahg; his daughter Shela; Gura Kwas; Ishar

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Fighting Spirit (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Martin (credited)

Pencils

Fred Guardineer

Inks

Fred Guardineer

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Scram!" the larger boy bellowed at the smaller one, shoving him hard enough to...

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Tim Murphy; Jerry; Big Bill Carson; Tiger Powers

Keywords

boxing

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustrations.

[Shanghaied] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Ken Fitch ?

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Having escaped from Sung-Wei...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Tex Thomson; Bob Daley; Captain Devoe; Debby; Uncle Chester

Synopsis

Tex and Bob are shanghaied.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Jon Hall] (Table of Contents: 11)

Film Oddities / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Papp (signed as GEP)

Pencils

George Papp (signed as GEP)

Inks

George Papp (signed as GEP)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yankee sea captains and Tahitian beauties were Jon's forebears!

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Jon Hall; Adolphe Menjou

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Historic Highlights (Table of Contents: 12)

World of Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)

Inks

Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)

Colors

? (red tones)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hot on the trail of the gunmen...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Chuck Dawson; Slug; Butch; Trigger

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

The Treasure of Ghenghis Khan (Table of Contents: 14)

Zatara, the Master Magician / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (credited)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Deep in the forests of inner Mongolia...

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Zatara; Tong; The Tigress (villain); a genii; Gurra; Kyama

The Old West (Table of Contents: 15)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Terry Gilkison

Inks

Terry Gilkison

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The rodeo began with the contests cowboys used to indulge in after the season's work was ended.

Genre

non-fiction

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

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

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

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