Issue Contents:
Characters
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Shuster
- Inks: Joe Shuster
Story Notes
Incorrectly credited to Wayne Boring in Superman: The Action Archives Volume 2.
The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Guybart Gold Mine (1)
Storyline
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.
Characters
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Lois Lane (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Perry White (mainstream Universe)
- Benjamin Sims
- Emily Sims
- Brock Walters (villain)
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Leo Nowak (uncertain)
Story Notes
Suggestion of Nowak as inker per Craig Delich. We previously suggested Don Komisarow.
"A limey, eh?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
What!?!
The Kidnapped Girl (1)
26 Million Cows (1)
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Featuring All-Star Comics
"For thrills and adventure..."
Fire on Board (1)
Storyline
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.
Characters
- The Black Pirate
- Bonnie
- Jon Valor
- Lu Chan (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
Featuring True!
"I wish I was in some other state!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
World's Best Value!
Featuring World's Best Comics
"Hmm...What a size animal that was!"
Characters
- Dinky
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
The South American Indians (1)
Characters
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Chad Grothkopf
- Inks: Chad Grothkopf
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Featuring Travel Talk..
"In Japan the better hotels..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
The Spider (1)
Storyline
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.
Characters
- Bob Daley
- Mr. America
- Tex Thomson
- The Spider (villain)
Credits
- Script: Ken Fitch
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Forty Minutes to Go
Credits
- Script: Charles Barry
Superman Is on the Radio
Storyline
The ad promotes 14 stations in the United States and 27 in Canada airing the Superman radio show, along with their sponsors.
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Shuster (uncertain)
- Inks: Joe Shuster (uncertain)
Story Notes
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.
Story Notes
All ads.
The Panama Canal (1)
Storyline
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.
Characters
- Clip Carson
- The Adder (villain)
- Wu Fang (villain)
- Pedro (villain)
- Cap (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: George Papp
- Inks: George Papp
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Story Notes
A few small ads on the book review page.
Featuring Star Man; Adventure Comics
Featuring Prize Comics
The Inheritance (1)
Storyline
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.
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Norman Boyd
- Inks: Norman Boyd
I Don't Want Any Trouble with My Dad!
Prizes for All!
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
There's Power for You!
Story Notes
Back cover.