Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 60
On-sale Date: 1943-12-27
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
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Palace of Perilous Play; Dear Diary; When Giants Meet; Robbers' Roost
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Superman / cover / 1 page

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    Genre:superhero
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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
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Indexer Notes

Inker identification by Bob Hughes.

This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Superman Appears Every Month in Action Comics
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Palace of Perilous Play!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:superhero
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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Lottie Lovemore; Toyman [Winslow Schott] (villain)
Synopsis:
Superman struggles with the schemes of the terrible Toyman, who is out to design coin machines that will make him rich and devices that will give him revenge on the Man of Tomorrow.
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Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

Energy on the Alert!
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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

When Giants Meet!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:superhero
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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Paul Bunyan (introduction, meets Superman in a fantasy tale); Babe (Bunyan's ox)
Synopsis:
While up in the big north woods in search of background material for articles on the lumbering industry, Clark and Lois listen to an entertaining tale about the time Superman and Paul Bunyan actually met. But when one of the listeners refuses to believe that Superman is real, the Man of Steel puts in an appearance when the cabin everyone is in is hit by lightning.
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Indexer Notes

Proto-imaginary story. Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947)

[no title indexed]
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Clancy the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page

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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A guy's gotta have some company!
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Clancey

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statement of ownership / 0.33 page

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typeset

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Robbers' Roost!
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Superman / comic story / 11 pages

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    Genre:superhero
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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Hiram Pardee (introduction); Percival Lister (villain); Arch Angler (villain, introduction); Fingers Falvey (villain); Timothy (villain); Porky (villain)
Synopsis:
Superman has to help a gawky young fellow from a country farm, who arrives in Metropolis with an inherited fortune. The young man had promised his late uncle that he'd continue to take care of pigeons his uncle had raised, not knowing that a group of criminals are using those pigeons to move stolen gems from a jewelry heist.
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Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947)

Help Me Smash This Menace!
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Superman / public service announcement / 1 page

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    Genre:advocacy; superhero

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Private Pete / comic story / 1 page

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    Genre:humor; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gosh, Pete, the top sergeant is in a real nasty mood today...
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Private Pete

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Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page

The Artistic Touch
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
Ed Selby (credited) (house name)
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typeset

Dear Diary!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Randall Rocksell; Goldie Gates (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
The notorious Goldie Gates convinces Randall Rocksell that if he will invest huge sums of money with him, that Rocksell will make a half-million a day on his investment. However, Superman discovers that Rocksell is being paid dividends with his own money and Gates is is perilously close to gaining the power of attorney over Rocksell's money and property.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Superman has a blue "S" on cape. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947)

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Krak-a-Jap Machine Gun / advertisement / 1 page

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"Wonders of Living Things" Book and Microscope / advertisement / 1 page

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Palace of Perilous Play; Dear Diary; When Giants Meet; Robbers' Roost
    Superman
  2. Superman Appears Every Month in Action Comics
  3. The Palace of Perilous Play!
    Superman
  4. Energy on the Alert!
    Baby Ruth
  5. When Giants Meet!
    Superman
  6. ["A guy's gotta have some company!"]
    Clancy the Cop
  7. [no title indexed]
  8. ["Butch ain't got de nerve to hit this new kid..."]
    Wheaties
  9. Robbers' Roost!
    Superman
  10. Help Me Smash This Menace!
    Superman
  11. ["Gosh, Pete, the top sergeant is in a real nasty mood today..."]
    Private Pete
  12. ["Boys! Girls! Eat the super cereal you hear all about on the Superman radio program"]
    Kellogg's Pep
  13. The Artistic Touch
  14. Dear Diary!
    Superman
  15. ["New Commando Krak-a-Jap Machine Gun"]
    Krak-a-Jap Machine Gun
  16. [no title indexed]
    "Wonders of Living Things" Book and Microscope
  17. ["American Seeds for Victory Gardens"]
    American Seeds
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