Action Comics #11

(April 1939)

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

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

[Superman and the "Black Gold" Swindle] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils

Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster)

Inks

Paul Cassidy (ghosted for Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

C'mon Sarge!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (Daily Star editor, unnamed); Meek (villain); Bronson (villain)

Synopsis

An unscrupulous firm sells what they think to be worthless stock in "Black Gold Oil", then try to buy it all back when they hear that oil has been discovered on the property...thanks to Superman.

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

Superman uses X-ray vision. First reference as the Man of Steel.

Penciller identification by Bob Hughes.

Cassidy claimed that both he and Wayne Boring were given free rein to interpret the scripts in their own fashion, with no editorial interference.

[Under Cover, Part 1] (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

One Eye - I had ya figured all wrong...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Scoop Scanlon; Mace; One Eye; Larroway (villain); Rusty

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

[Shanghaied] (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

On a visit to a neighboring city...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan; Jensen; Joe; Captain Sindra

Synopsis

Pep and two others are shanghaied and placed on a freighter heading for the south seas. After some time, Pep gets himself locked in the brig. He pulls planks from the wall which connects with the hold. There, in crates labeled "peaches", he discovers they are filled with rifles. He jumps overboard and tells the local authorities, who arrest the captain as the crates are being unloaded.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

AdventurEvents / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Terry Gilkison (signed)

Inks

Terry Gilkison (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Makes trip around the world in smallest square-rigger!

Genre

non-fiction; adventure

Characters

Alan Villiers; Edison Marshall; Mal Freeburg; Peter McNeil; Captain Francois de Camille

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

Henrietta / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Pencils

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Inks

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh boy! Gee - Maybe I kin get Pa to buy it for me!

Genre

humor

Characters

Henrietta

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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Rosati Accordions / advertisement / 0.25 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

The Polos sojourn at the palace of Rajah Dagh...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Marco Polo; Maffeo Polo; Nicola Polo; Nadir; Rajah Dagh

Synopsis

Marco and friends go leopard hunting with Rajah Dagh.

Keywords

leopards

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Escape [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Martin (credited)

Pencils

Fred Guardineer

Inks

Fred Guardineer

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The large, heavy-timbered room was cold and silent as a tomb.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Bill Tompkins; Spike Maloney

Synopsis

Bill escapes from prison after being sentenced with espionage.

Indexer Notes

Text story with two spot illustrations.

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advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Queen of the Malays, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Ken Fitch ?

Pencils

Bernard Baily (credited, signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Knocked out by a group of sailors...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Tex Thomson; Bob Daley; Lord Reynolds; Deborah (his niece); Capt. Devoe; Kinog

Synopsis

Tex and Bob are shanghaied but are recognized by an old friend. Lord Reynolds invites them to join an expedition to find an island inhabited by an ancient race of Malays, and ruled over by a white woman.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

Fantastic Facts / cartoon / 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

History's greatest hunter!

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Novel Swiss Sets] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Stamps of one series in two languages are no novelty to the...

Indexer Notes

Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

"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

Narrowly escaping a plunge into the pit...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Chuck Dawson; Baldy; Wolf; Speck; Blacky (horse)

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

The Sea Ghost (Table of Contents: 15)

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

On board the S.S. Kansas City bound for San Francisco from...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Zatara; Tong; Madame Kelly; Jim

Synopsis

Traveling on a liner headed for San Francisco, Zatara assists two government agents who are carrying plans for the Panama Canal. A fellow magician conjures a "sea ghost" against which Zatara can do nothing, until he realizes that it was summoned from the mind of Madame Kelly, who is working for a foreign government. Having narrowly prevented her from stabbing one of the agents, he turns her into a statue until they reach port.

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Movie Comics; All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Remington Rand / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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