Published: April 1941
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Story Featuring Superman
Incorrectly credited to Wayne Boring in Superman: The Action Archives Volume 2.
Lois Lane decides to help an elderly couple, Benjamin and Emily Sims, who have fallen on hard times and are mulling an offer to sell some Guybart gold mine stock. Lois finds out that the stock is worthless and investigates why someone would want to buy it. Lois is suddenly beset by attempts to steal the stock from her possession, and Superman must protect her while she investigates further.
Suggestion of Nowak as inker per Craig Delich. We previously suggested Don Komisarow.
"A limey, eh?"
Story Featuring Pep Morgan
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Lu Chan and his cutthroats retreat to Valor's ship, while the pirates end up trapped on a burning Chinese junk, with Jon Valor trapped in the hold. The pirates struggle to free him. They save the hull of the junk and work out a plan to retake Valor's ship.
"I wish I was in some other state!"
"Hmm...What a size animal that was!"
"In Japan the better hotels..."
The Spider blows up manhole covers on a street crowded with new recruits for a defense program. Tex Thomson investigates as Mr. America, trying to find out the true identity of the Spider. When the saboteurs capture Mr. America, Bob Daley is left to save the day.
Clip Carson has been assisting U.S. authorities in the Panama Canal Zone. Fishing on his day off, he finds the body of a native with a snake mark on his chin and a map of the locks. The evil Adder intentionally wrecks Clip's boat and brings them aboard.
Story Featuring Zatara
A sharper cons young Bill out of his watch and ring, and Zatara helps him track the man down. They discover that the ring has some special value. At the pawnshop of Pawnshop Pete, they encounter the Tigress, who tells them that Pete wants to replace young Bill to secure a million dollar inheritance. Zatara leaves Bill with the Tigress, but she quickly double-crosses him. Now Zatara must deal with two fiends.
Back cover.
Inside back cover.
A few small ads on the book review page.
All ads.
The ad promotes 14 stations in the United States and 27 in Canada airing the Superman radio show, along with their sponsors.
At the bottom of the first page of the text story. This ad is similar to the one that ran originally in Action Comics #34 but with fewer U.S. stations and sponsors.
"For thrills and adventure..."
Inside front cover.
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