Action Comics #15

(August 1939)

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

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

[Superman on the High Seas] (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 ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Take a trip to Kidtown and write up your...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (not named); Lois Lane; Holloway; Warren Kenyon; "Big Boy" Chaney (villain); Marchetti (villain); Mugsy (villain)

Synopsis

On assignment at Kidtown, Clark discovers that the institution needs $2 million to remain in the black and remain open, and, as Superman, decides that a newly discovered underwater treasure is the answer for the funds he needs.

Reprints

• in Aventures (Sage - Sagédition, 1936 series) #21/1941, #22/1941, #23/1941, #24/1941, #25/1941
• 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) #2 ([April] 2007)
• in Continuum (JMF, 2007 series) #6 (No Date [circa October 2008])
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([August] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([May] 2016)

Keywords

Kidtown; submarine

Indexer Notes

The last panel of the story is an illustrated plug for Sandman and Batman. Synopsis added by Craig Delich.

[Most Complete Clock in the World] (Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic Facts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed as GEP)

Inks

George Papp (signed as GEP)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

elephant fish; Rio de Oro

Superman Sends a Special Message to All Members! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[The Warehouse Robberies] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, Pep.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pep Morgan; Mr. Smith; Crane

Synopsis

Pep goes to work for Mr. Smith.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

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

Sold into slavery, Marco Polo...

Genre

historical; adventure

Characters

Marco Polo; Maffeo Polo; Nicola Polo

Synopsis

The Polo family continues their escape from slavery.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Pharaoh's Treasure, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 7)

"Clip" Carson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (credited, signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I tell you, Clip, I've heard of...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Clip Carson; Jim Blake; a living mummy

Keywords

Pyramid of Kheoks

Indexer Notes

Kane signs on the last page.

Continued in next issue. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Treasure Hunt [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1.56 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum ? (credited as Jack Anthony)

Pencils

? (spot illustrations)

Inks

? (spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The two boys sat on the edge of...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Tubby; Hank

Keywords

Timber Grove

Indexer Notes

Continued in next issue.

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

The Model Builder / advertisement / 0.44 page (report information)

[The Devone Diamond] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

One more bull's-eye and I'll have a perfect score!

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Tex Thomson; Gargantua T. Potts (introduction); Bob Daley; Achmed; Benett

Synopsis

Tex is hired to recover a diamond.

Keywords

Devone Diamond

Indexer Notes

Baily signs on the last page.

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

From the Four Corners / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Records show that it has rained fish many times...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Maharajah of Patiala

Keywords

windmills

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

Action Stamp Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jamaica is one of Great Britain's most important...

Characters

King George

Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

[Speeds Through Air Faster Than a bullet!] (Table of Contents: 13)

AiRecords / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Terry Gilkison (signed)

Inks

Terry Gilkison (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Chief test pilot H. Lloyd Child recently in a...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Characters

H. Lloyd Child; Lt. Kiffin Rockwell

[The Mighty Atom!] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as SHELDON MOLDOFF)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as SHELDON MOLDOFF)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Joseph Greenstein, of Texas, 5 ft...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Joseph Greenstein

[Killer Keefe] (Table of Contents: 15)

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])

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Covered with the gray dust of the desert...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Chuck Dawson; Killer Keefe (villain); Blacky (horse); John Bowe; Jim Bowe

Synopsis

Chuck saves Jim Bowe from being hung.

The Ice Menace (Table of Contents: 16)

Zatara / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (credited)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The harbor is overflowing - help!

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Tong; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Gordon; Harold Stefansen; Berhener

Synopsis

Zatara stops a scheme by Berhener to extort money from multiple nations.

Keywords

Montauk

The Comic Book of Tomorrow Is Here Today!! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

New York World's Fair Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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