Action Comics, #43
Published: December 1941
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Superman Krypto-Raygun
Storyline
Ad by Daisy Manufacturing Company.
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Crashing Planes (1)
"One of the largest and most important transportation..."
Storyline
Several planes belonging to Skyway Airlines have mysteriously crashed and Perry White assigns Lois to investigate, all of which leads to peril facing Clark and Lois until Superman figures out the true culprit.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Perry White
- Lois Lane
- unnamed butler (villain, death)
- Dutch O'Leary (villain)
- his gang (villains)
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: Leo Nowak
- Inks: Ed Dobrotka
Story Notes
Ed Dobrotka not credited in the Archives.
Supermen of America
Characters
- Superman
Featuring Some Fun
"Sure - He's always been different!"
Characters
- Jerry
Credits
- Script: Ray McGill
- Pencils: Ray McGill
- Inks: Ray McGill
Story Notes
3 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Billy Gunn's Mine (1)
"The Shade....A sinister, spectral figure as black as his name!"
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- The Shade (villain, introduction)
- Billy Gunn (sidekick, introduction)
Credits
- Script: Mort Weisinger (uncertain)
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Mort Meskin
Still at the Top!
Featuring Superman
Characters
- Superman
The Adventure of the Ancient Airplane!
"Deep in the jungles of unexplored Brazil is..."
Characters
- Three Aces [Fog Fortune
- Gunner Bill
- Whistler Will]
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Chad Grothkopf
- Inks: Chad Grothkopf
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
The Giant Puppets (1)
Characters
- Mr. America [Tex Thomson]
- Fatman [Bob Daley]
Credits
- Script: Ken Fitch
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Writer credit by Jerry Bails.
Featuring Star Spangled Comics; Adventure Comics
Gentlemen - on Guard!
"It was necessity that directed the steps of the tall..."
Characters
- Arturo Vellini
- Dacru
Credits
- Script: Albert Daniels
- Pencils: Cliff Young
- Inks: Cliff Young
Story Notes
Several small ads on both pages of the text story.
"A merciless sun pours down its molten heat..."
Storyline
Bill discovers an Axis spy using a native legend as cover for spying on British ship movements.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Lester Drake
- James Kent
- Rodney Fortescue
- Sheila Hanlen
Editorial Advisory Board
"When an earthquake wiped out their..."
Characters
- Sandy Lorimer
- Linc
Credits
- Script: Paul J. Bolger
The Boss of Forrest City (1)
"In a new and uncompleted building, a man faces certain..."
Characters
- Zatara
- Honeyboy Hannis
Credits
- Pencils: Norman Boyd
- Inks: Norman Boyd
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Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.