Action Comics #18

(November 1939)

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

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

[Superman's Super-Campaign] (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

?

Feature Logo

Superman [over-lapping P, fat letters]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Gene Powers; George Taylor (unnamed); Senator Hastings; Trixie (Villain); Hamilton (editor of the Morning Herald, villain)

Synopsis

Superman investigates and halts the activities of a "yellow journalist" editor who is blackmailing noted officials.

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) #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)

Indexer Notes

The last panel features the cover and ad for New York World's Fair Comics for 1939. Synopsis added by Craig Delich.

Superman's Special Monthly Message to the Supermen of America (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Flash! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[Old Elias] (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

Pep has been vacationing at the ranch of his wealthy...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Pep Morgan; Mary Smith; Mr. Smith; Jake Garrow; Sam; Elias Jones; Eddie

Synopsis

Garrow schemes to take land owned by Elias Jones.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Frame] (Table of Contents: 6)

Chuck Dawson / comic story / 4 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

Tying his reins to the hitch-rail, Chuck starts...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Chuck Dawson; Bart Jackson; Lafe Collins; Speck Gill; Jim Lacey

Synopsis

Bart Jackson is accused of killing Lafe Collins.

[The Cult of the Tiger, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the last installment, Clip Carson had rescued an old friend, Rajah Chunda...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Clip Carson; Nakir; Rajah Chunda; Panjore; Jaffeer

Synopsis

Panjore and Jaffeer plot to kill Rajah Chunda to inherit his assets.

Keywords

India

Flying Fool (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox ?; Vin Sullivan ? (credited as Terry Keane)

Pencils

? (spot illos)

Inks

? (spot illos)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tensely and with hearts filled with apprehension, the...

Genre

aviation

Characters

Smith; Crowley; Burke; Pete Maloney

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

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

[The Return of the Gorrah, Part 2] (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

Arriving in Constantinople, Tex Thomson accepts the...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Tex Thomson; The Gorrah (villain); Ali; Zloga; Bob Daley; Gargantua T. Potts

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

Tiny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Schwab

Pencils

Fred Schwab

Inks

Fred Schwab

Colors

?

Letters

Fred Schwab

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whee! Just my dish!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tiny; Jimmy; Bill

Synopsis

Tiny eats Jimmy's ice cream.

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.

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

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

Gifts for You! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

American Specialty Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Captured Planes] (Table of Contents: 14)

Three Aces / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bert Christman (credited as Christopher) (signed as Christopher)

Inks

Bert Christman (credited as Christopher) (signed as Christopher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

1937 War in Spain

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will] (introduction, origin); Hamud; Dr. Tussin

Synopsis

Dr. Tussin plots to steal the planes of the Three Aces.

Keywords

Baghdad

Indexer Notes

Christman signs - as 'Christopher' - on the last page.

[Nature's Bowling Green] (Table of Contents: 15)

Fantastic Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Papp

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Father Time and the elements have fashioned these...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

General Grant; General Mills

Keywords

Iceland; sharks

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Intellectuals of France (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

While there may be a question as to whether...

Characters

Claude Debussy; Honore Balzac; Claude Bernard

Indexer Notes

Page includes several ads from stamps dealers.

The Atlantis Mystery (Table of Contents: 17)

Zatara / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Fred Guardineer

Inks

Fred Guardineer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Among the myths of this world of ours is the tale of the...

Feature Logo

Zatara the Master Magician

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Queen Setap; Barnacle Will; Gath; Loalla; Roor

Synopsis

Setap enlists the help of Zatara to find the lost city of Atlantis.

Keywords

Atlantis

[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. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)