Issue Contents:
The Prankster and the Foolproof Plot
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Little Oscar's First Raid
"It's hard to believe that anything about air raids can be funny...but this book is."
Credits
- Script: Paul J. Bolger
Story Notes
Shares inside front cover with indicia and Superman's Secret Message.
The Case of the Crimeless Crimes
"Meeting villains is part of Superman's daily routine..."
Storyline
Clark and Lois are directed to a story involving a weird figure calling himself the Prankster, who breaks into a bank, only to leave a black bag "on deposit" that is chock full of money.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- the Prankster (villain, introduction)
- Lois Lane
- Sgt. Casey
- Perry White
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: John Sikela
- Inks: John Sikela
Story Notes
Archives credits pencils to Ed Dobrotka. Sikela credits per Craig Delich and Bob Hughes.
"Greetings, Superman members! If I were to tell you that..."
Captain Arthur Wermuth, One-Man Army!
"Just like knocking over ducks at a Coney Island shooting gallery!"
Characters
- Captain Arthur Wermuth
Credits
- Pencils: Cliff Young (uncertain)
- Inks: Cliff Young (uncertain)
Story Notes
Wartime patriotic public-service feature prepared in cooperation with the U.S. War Dept.; permission to reproduce is explicitly granted. Profiles Captain Arthur Wermuth as one of the “Supermen of the U.S. Army,†emphasizing his decorations and actions during the siege of Bataan.
Don & Nancy, Magicians, Entertain Their Friends!
"What on Earth are you little schemers up to?"
Story Notes
Full-page comics-format advertisement for Kool-Aid soft drink powder and Kool-Aid Bubble Gum, manufactured and distributed by Perkins Products Co., 5555 W. 65th St., Chicago. The page uses a children’s magic-show narrative to demonstrate Kool-Aid as a colorful party drink, while the bottom strip separately promotes Kool-Aid Bubble Gum as a new one-cent product. The ad combines comic storytelling, product instruction, flavor variety, and child-directed purchasing appeal in a single page.
Guns, Gold, and Glory!
"Back to the land of the purpose sage goes Greg Sanders, to the tiny town of his birth, where the spirit of frontier days still lives in the memory of whiskered oldsters..."
Storyline
Greg Sanders returns to his old home town out west, only to find criminals from the city have gone there to get away from him.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff
- "Brain" Storms (villain)
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jake Elphick
- Inks: Cliff Young
"Wow! Golly - That's something you see once in a lifetime!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Script credit added by Craig Delich.
In Movies, Newspapers, Radio
The Valley of the Vultures
"Deep in the desolation of the Southwestern "Dead Lands", the Three Aces investigate the mystery of a volcano crater that swallows Uncle Sam's fighting ships of the air..."
Characters
- Three Aces [Fog Fortune
- Gunner Bill
- Whistler Will]
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks: Louis Cazeneuve
The Framer (1)
"What a dark and lonely street!"
Characters
- Mr. America [Tex Thomson]
- Fatman [Bob Daley]
Credits
- Script: Ken Fitch
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Feature becomes "Americommandos" with the following installment.
Some Must Fight
Credits
- Script: Ed McGee
"If I don't get a raise around here soon..."
Credits
- Script: Ray McGill
- Pencils: Ray McGill
- Inks: Ray McGill
- Letters: Ray McGill
Story Notes
Script and letters credits added by Craig Delich.
Honest Injun!
"Gosh - Look at all those icebergs!"
Characters
- Shorty
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Script credit added by Craig Delich.
Story Notes
A few small ads.
Now on Sale
Story Notes
Includes cover reproductions of Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series) #4, All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #4, All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #12, Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #5, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #12, and Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #3.
"Ah - Beautiful spring - This walk in the woods should do me good!"
Characters
- Jerry
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Script credit added by Craig Delich.
The Case of the Coconut Crimes!
Characters
- Zatara
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Norman Boyd
- Inks: Norman Boyd
"A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr. - Secretary of the Treasury!"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
The Tootsie Roll of Honor
"Meet the popularity contest winners"
Storyline
The page promotes Tootsie Pops and includes Uncle Sam urging readers to buy Defense Stamps.
Story Notes
Wartime commercial advertisement for Tootsie Roll that blends candy promotion with home-front patriotism. The page ties product appeal to children’s public virtue, including gifts for British children, weekly Defense Stamp purchases, athletic energy, and the explicit “Buy Defense Stamps!†message.