Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-08-18
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (assistant editor, uncredited); Mort Weisinger (assistant editor, uncredited)
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Superman / cover / 1 page

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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Fred Ray.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

A Message to Our Readers
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[The Saboteur]
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Superman / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
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?
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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Jeff Stanton; Steve Grant (villain); Ralph Cowan (villain)
Synopsis:
Superman follows up leads in a case involving the sabotage of the Gargan Factory by saboteurs bent on causing wide-spread destruction.
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Cassidy art credits by Bob Hughes and Craig Delich. We previously credited the art to John Sikela, as do the Archives.

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

[Tuerto the Bandit]
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Pep Morgan / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Inks:
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pep Morgan is spending his vacation on a South American...
Characters:
Pep Morgan; Tuerto (villain); Don Alvera; Juanita Alvera

Energy to Perform
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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

[The Albino Priestess]
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The Black Pirate / comic story / 4 pages

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    Genre:historical
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jon Valor, the Black Pirate, and Bonnie, after their mad escape from...
  • Keywords:Africa
Characters:
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Bonnie; Amora

A Lot for Your Money!
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Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

New! Sensational!
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Star Spangled Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 1 page

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?
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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Fellow chiefs, we go on warpath now...
  • Keywords:football
Characters:
Chief Hot Foot

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Cleveland Air Races]
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Three Aces / comic story / 6 pages

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    Genre:adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The Cleveland Air Races call to the Aces!
Characters:
Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed]
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Little Lewie / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Paul Norris (signed as Norris)
Inks:
Paul Norris (signed as Norris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:humor; jungle
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Cannibals have captured the whole hunting party...
Characters:
Little Lewie

[no title indexed]
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Laffs / cartoon / 0.67 page

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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Have you seen my vitamin pills?

Indexer Notes

2 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed]
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advertisement / 0.33 page

[The Gold Bullion Theft]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Mr. America / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A figure swift as night itself, the snap of a whip, the...
Characters:
Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; Trigger Malloy

Quick Thinking
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text story / 1.67 pages

Script:
Clem Gordon (credited) (house name)
Pencils:
Fred Ray (signed as Ray) (spot illo)
Inks:
Fred Ray (signed as Ray) (spot illo)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:"Remember, James," Mrs. West said.
Characters:
Mrs. West; James West [Jimmie]; George Bradley; Officer Hadley

[no title indexed]
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advertisement / 0.33 page

Jungle Drums!
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Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)
Pencils:
Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)
Inks:
Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:jungle; adventure
Characters:
Congo Bill; Joe Kent; Sheila Hanlen; Scheller
Synopsis:
The natives are being encouraged to uprise by German agent Scheller. After he is captured by the natives, Bill offers to fight Scheller in single combat: if he wins, the natives promise to remain peaceful.

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Facts / cartoon / 0.5 page

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    Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A city in the United States gets its water supply...

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Strange! Unusual!
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More Fun Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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Some Fun / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Ray McGill (signed)
Pencils:
Ray McGill (signed)
Inks:
Ray McGill (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:No, she isn't spanking it!
Characters:
Butch

Indexer Notes

6 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

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Good Books and Movies / in-house column / 1 page

[The Rival Ranchers]
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Zatara / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Joe Sulman (signed)
Inks:
Joe Sulman (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters:
Zatara; Tex; Molly

Action! Thrills! Adventure!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. A Message to Our Readers
  3. [The Saboteur]
    Superman
  4. Supermen of America
  5. [Tuerto the Bandit]
    Pep Morgan
  6. Energy to Perform
    Baby Ruth
  7. [The Albino Priestess]
    The Black Pirate
  8. A Lot for Your Money!
    Superman
  9. New! Sensational!
    Star Spangled Comics
  10. ["Fellow chiefs, we go on warpath now..."]
    Chief Hot Foot
  11. [The Cleveland Air Races]
    Three Aces
  12. ["Cannibals have captured the whole hunting party..."]
    Little Lewie
  13. ["Have you seen my vitamin pills?"]
    Laffs
  14. [no title indexed]
  15. [The Gold Bullion Theft]
    Mr. America
  16. Quick Thinking
  17. [no title indexed]
  18. Jungle Drums!
    Congo Bill
  19. ["A city in the United States gets its water supply..."]
    Facts
  20. Strange! Unusual!
    More Fun Comics
  21. ["No, she isn't spanking it!"]
    Some Fun
  22. ["From the day he was taken..."]
    Good Books and Movies
  23. [The Rival Ranchers]
    Zatara
  24. Action! Thrills! Adventure!
  25. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  26. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
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  • Lindsey Naumann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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