Action Comics, #5

Published: October 1938

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Action Comics #5

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Issue Contents:
1 page adventure
Credits
He's Back with Us Again!!

Featuring New Adventure Comics

Story 1 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Story 2 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Superman and the Dam (1)
Story 3 9 pages superhero

"Telegraph lines broadcast to the world..."

Storyline

Lois and Clark compete with one another to get the scoop on the possible collapse of the Valleyho Dam.

Credits
Story Notes

The last panel on page 9 is an illustrated blurb for readers to enter a contest, as explained on the inside back cover, for a chance at one of the twenty-five $1 prizes being offered.

Story 4 0 pages

"If you'd like to win one of the $25..."

Story 5 1 page humor; western-frontier

"I'm lost--! Lemme out - I'm lost!"

Characters
  • Canyon Bill
Credits
Story Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.

Story 6 1 page non-fiction

"The Paris Police Dept. keeps a squad of rat-catching cats..."

Credits
Story Notes

Six unrelated panels.

Story 7 2 pages humor; domestic

"Boy, oh boy!"

Characters
  • The Diddle Family
Credits
Story Notes

Script credit added by Craig Delich. Letterer credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

The 4-G Gang, Part 5 (1)
Story 8 6 pages adventure; western-frontier

"Chuck has taken to the hills..."

Storyline

Chuck briefly evades Burwell's henchman but Trigger and Butch eventually overtake him.

Characters
  • Butch
  • Sheriff
  • Trigger Holt
  • Steve
Credits
Story Notes

Story continues from previous issue and continues in next.

The Newport Silver Cup Races (1)
Story 9 4 pages adventure

"Pep has been invited by his young friends, Tommy and Billy Watkins, to help them sail the..."

Storyline

Pep competes in a sailboat race with the Watkins brothers.

Characters
  • Tommy Watkins
  • Billy Watkins
  • Jimmy Young
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Phil the Floater
Story 10 4 pages humor; crime

"I'm leavin' yuh at th' next crossroads, Phil!"

Characters
  • Phil
Credits
Episode 5 (1)
Story 11 4 pages adventure; historical

"The Polo's have watched a deadly fight..."

Storyline

Marco rescues his uncle and father from the coils of a giant python. Their caravan reaches the town of Kerman where they enjoy the comforts of civilization.

Characters
  • Uncle Maffeo
  • Nicolo Polo
  • Niku
  • Ahmed
Credits
Story Notes

Story continues from previous issue and continues in next. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Valley of the Past
Story 12 2 pages adventure

"Dan sat erect, tense with expectancy."

Storyline

Two young men are camping in the Arizona wilderness when they encounter an ancient beast.

Characters
  • Dan
  • Pete
Credits
Story 13 0 pages
Storyline

All-American Fencers Guild

The Nestralian Spy (1)
Story 14 10 pages adventure

"Having left the sealed city..."

Storyline

Tex and Bob help a mysterious woman foil a coup attempt in Nestralia.

Characters
  • Zakap
  • Rowten (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Bailey signs on the last page.

Pedro Montanez (1)
Story 15 1 page non-fiction; sports

"Since losing to Lou Ambers a year ago the Puerto Rican hasn't regained his stride-"

Characters
  • Pedro Montanez

Featuring More Fun Comics; New Adventure Comics; Detective Comics

Story 16 0 pages

"For laughs, adventure and thrills be sure and"

Big Prizes and Cash Profits!
Story 17 0 pages
France and Her Colonies
Story 18 1 page non-fiction
Story Notes

Sequence added by Barry Sandoval via an Error Report. Page includes two small ads for stamps dealers.

Story 19 0 pages
Gentleman Jack, the Bank Robber, Part 1 (1)
Story 20 6 pages adventure

"It's mid afternoon..."

Storyline

Scoop and Rusty help police with capturing the Robin Hood of Kentucky.

Characters
  • Gentleman Jack (villain)
  • Sid
  • Sheriff
  • Amos Perkins
Credits
The Egyptian Wizard
Story 21 12 pages adventure

"Zatara and Tong, his servant, on their travels about the globe are staying in..."

Storyline

While visiting Egypt, Zatara helps archaeology professor Dunn find his lost expedition party.

Characters
  • George
  • Professor Dunn
  • Amen-Hotep (villain)
Story Notes

Zatara's magic words are no longer just reversed English.

Fredric March, Fred Astaire, Joan Crawford, Al Jolson, Henry Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Fred Steele, Ruppert (1)
Story 22 1 page non-fiction
Characters
  • Fredric March
  • Joan Crawford
  • Al Jolson
  • Henry Armstrong
  • Fred Steele
We're Giving Away $25 in Cash Prizes!

Featuring Action Comics

Story 23 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 24 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.