Issue Contents:
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- the Nazis
Credits
- Pencils: John Sikela
- Inks: John Sikela
Story Notes
Art credits from Keith Chandler who points out via the GCD Error Tracker that the faces on the cover look like the the faces in the splash panel of the interior story, so Sikela is the cover artist. We previously credited Jack Burnley. The Action Comics Archives lists the cover artist as unknown.
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Superman by George Lowther
Cinderella -- a la Superman
Storyline
Clark Kent, believing that he has a date with Lois, finds out he is to babysit her sister's daughter Susie. When Clark sits down to read to her, he falls asleep and that initiates a dream sequence in which Superman re-enacts the Cinderella story.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Susie Tompkins (introduction)
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: John Sikela
- Inks: Ed Dobrotka
Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark
Hold Your Hats! The Prankster Is Back!
World's Finest Value!
Featuring World's Finest Comics
Fiddler's Fee!
Storyline
Frustrated concert violinist Ben Bowe turns to a life of crime, and plans daring robberies for his gang of toughs, and is frequently on hand to help them out as a blind violinist beggar who just happens to be standing by. He uses his awful tunes to communicate with his gang in code. While at his headquarters, various violins are tricked out as weapons: one that shoots sulfuric acid and another loaded with dynamite. He and his gang are captured by the Vigilante and Stuff.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff
- The Fiddler [Ben Bowe] (villain, introduction)
- Fiddler's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Credits
- Pencils: Jake Elphick
- Inks: John Bevins
Story Notes
This Fiddler is not the same villain as the Flash's.
"But there's nothing wrong with me, Doc..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
3 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Bombshell!
Sky Knights of Malta
Characters
- Three Aces [Fog Fortune
- Gunner Bill
- Whistler Will]
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks: Louis Cazeneuve
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Monaco
Featuring Stamps
Credits
- Script: Manfred Hofmann
Story Notes
Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.
Missive for Mussolini
Characters
- Americommando [Tex Thomson]
Credits
- Script: Jonathon Dalton
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Writer credit from Jerry Bails via Craig Delich.
"All I do is mop decks..."
Characters
- Shorty
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Fast As a Bullet!
Featuring Prize Comics; Headline Comics
The Scarecrow
Credits
- Script: Willis Blane
The Phantom Warriors!
Storyline
Bill exposes a plot to steal diamonds from a mine owner by using a secret entrance to his mine.
Characters
- Congo Bill [William Morgan]
- Smith
- Tom Scott
- Ager
- van Meers
- Angus
Credits
- Pencils: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
- Inks: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
"Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"
Crime Takes a Detour
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
Credits
- Pencils: Norman Boyd
- Inks: Norman Boyd
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Energy to Battle Odds
Story Notes
Back cover.