Action Comics #24

(May 1940)

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

The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Carnahan's Heir] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

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Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

Paul Cassidy

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Within the pages of every Metropolis newspaper...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Rufus Carnahan; Peter Carnahan; Jenkins; Jake Brent (villain); Benny Farrel

Synopsis

A dying millionaire requests the aid of the Man of Tomorrow to help straighten out his worthless son, who is a gambler, spendthrift, and a weak-kneed sop.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 ([November] 1998)
• in The Superman Chronicles (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([October] 2007)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #1 ([August] 2013)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [January 2017])

Supermen of America (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Superman Is on the Radio! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[Spring Training] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)

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Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)

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Nice curve, Pep!

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Pep Morgan; "Fog" Wallace; Joe Donlin; Jim Shaw

Synopsis

In Florida, Pep has been invited to try out for a major league baseball team.

[Escape from the Island] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Sheldon Moldoff (signed as SHELDON MOLDOFF) (credited as Moldoff)

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Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

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Jon Valor, the "Black Pirate," escapes to the island...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Captain Ruff (villain);

Synopsis

Held captive aboard a pirate ship, Jon escapes to an island while Captain Ruff is burying his gold. Stranded there, he explores the island and finds a great horde of treasure. When Ruff returns, Jon swims out to his ship, and threatens to blow it sky high.

Indexer Notes

Moldoff signs in the final panel, on page four.

[The Stolen Gold] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf

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Chad Grothkopf

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Upon returning from Mexico...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]

Synopsis

The Three Aces have flown back from an adventure in Mexico and landed in Arizona. They are arrested as gold robbers, but Gunner escapes and flies to a ranch where the gold has been taken.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

No. 2 - Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain (Table of Contents: 9)

Action Comics Monthly Book Review / text article / 1 page (report information)

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How a Brand-New Bike Came to "Newsy" Mike (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Morrow Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Last Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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...And when I finish it...

Genre

humor

[The Invisible Steam] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Ken Fitch ?

Pencils

Bernard Baily (credited) (signed as Bernard Baily)

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Bernard Baily (credited) (signed as Bernard Baily)

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Bernard Baily (signed)

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Back in the city after much travel...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Tex Thomson; Bob Daley; Gargantua T. Potts; Dick Dangello; Inspector Burke

Synopsis

Tex gets a call from Dick Dangello, editor of the Daily Press. Three of his reporters have vanished on the Isle of Akra, off the coast of Africa, while investigating a scientist who claims to have discovered an invisibility device. Tex offers to sail to Akra, where he meets up with the scientist, who orders them off the island. He picks up a gun and fires a cloud of gas at Gargantua, whose whole middle section becomes invisible. While being held captive they encounter the invisible Inspector Burke, who had been sent to investigate the murders of the three reporters.

Indexer Notes

Baily signs on the final page.

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Eleven Minutes (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script

Guy Monroe (credited) (house name)

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Genre

adventure

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

advertisement / 0.22 page (report information)

Scrambled Household Words (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.45 page (report information)

[Revolution in Verdania, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

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Sheldon Moldoff (credited) (signed as SHELDON MOLDOFF)

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Sheldon Moldoff (credited) (signed as SHELDON MOLDOFF)

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Clip has been fighting against revolutionary forces...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Clip Carson; Lieutenant Diaz; President Valdez

Synopsis

Clip has been fighting against revolutionary forces in the Latin-American state of Verdania. Diaz tells Clip that the president has been captured by the revolutionists, and Clip vows to set him free. They fly to Punta del Sol, where they are captured and reunited with President Valdez. The trio make good their escape, and Clip declares that he will capture the Revolutionary General.

Indexer Notes

Moldoff signs on the final page.

Easter Island Issue (Table of Contents: 17)

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

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The Magician Murder (Table of Contents: 18)

Zatara / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (credited)

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Fred Guardineer (credited)

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Oh - Please help me!

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Etta Nolan; Chalo, the Gypsy Magician; Lotus Blossom; John Dokar; the three Witches of Endor

Synopsis

Zatara exposes a trio of black magic practitioners, by turning their mind projections back on themselves.

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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U. S. Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)