Issue Contents:
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Shuster
- Inks: Joe Shuster
You're Missing Somethin'
Featuring Detective Comics; Adventure Comics; More Fun Comics
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Superman Joins the Circus (1)
"Friend of the helpless and oppressed is Superman..."
Storyline
The Jordan Circus is having a rough go of it and the promissory notes are coming due, so Superman decides to join the circus to help it pay off those notes and get it back into the black.
Characters
- Curly
- Jordan
- Derek Niles (villain)
- Trigger
Credits
- Script: Jimmy Hansen
- Pencils:
- Inks:
- Inks: Joe Shuster
- Letters: Paul Lauretta
Story Notes
Wears yellow boots, "S" symbol is all yellow; synopsis added by Craig Delich. This looks like Boring throughout with partial inks by Shuster himself. Paul Lauretta was previously suggested as partial inker, but by comparison with a signed story in Marvel Mystery #3 there is no similarity.
Featuring More Fun Comics
"And don't forget to read:"
The 4-G Gang, Part 7 (1)
"Chuck learns that the 4-G-Gunmen..."
Storyline
Chuck learns that the 4-G-Gunmen are planning to attack a small ranch, and he is determined to warn them.
Characters
- Virginia
- Zebe
Credits
- Pencils: Homer Fleming
- Inks: Fraisic Marot
Story Notes
The strip is in black, white and red.
The County Football Championship (1)
"With Pep Morgan at quarterback..."
Storyline
Pep is kidnapped in order for his team to play without him, and so win big money for a crooked gambler. He overpowers his captors, appears on the field with only a minute to go, scores the final touchdown and kick, and gives his team a 14-10 victory.
Characters
- Coach
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Akira Tanaka
- Inks: Akira Tanaka
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
"He must be crazy throwin' the ball away..."
Characters
- Babe Ruth
- Red Grange
Credits
- Script: George Papp
- Pencils: George Papp
- Inks: George Papp
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
"Hey Zeke! Zeke! Someone's tearing down your house - Zeke!"
Characters
- Bill
Credits
- Script: Fred Schwab
- Pencils: Fred Schwab
- Inks: Fred Schwab
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
How to Be Funny
Story Notes
Sold by Siegel-Shuster School of Humor.
Story Notes
Sold by Reliable Sales Co.
Electric Unloading
Episode 7 (1)
"Marco Polo rescues a beautiful girl..."
Storyline
Marco rescues a girl from bandits who are opposed to her father. He disguises himself as one of them and tides to the girl's castle for reinforcements.
Characters
- Shela (unnamed)
- Uncle Maffeo
- Nicolo Polo
- The Chief
Credits
- Pencils: Sven Elven
- Inks: Sven Elven
- Letters: Sven Elven
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
"All right - I'll be ready at eight-thirty!"
Storyline
Sis arranges a date after promising to take Jimmy and Grandpa for a ride. While Jimmy stalls, Grandpa paints the rear window of George's roadster black. He and Jimmy then get into the trunk for their promised trip.
Characters
- The Diddle Family [Jimmy
- Grandpa
- Sis]
- George
Credits
- Script: Paul Gustavson
- Pencils: Paul Gustavson
- Inks: Paul Gustavson
- Letters: Paul Gustavson
Story Notes
Script credit added by Craig Delich. Letterer credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Jungle Episode
"Early that morning Dick and Ted left the small outpost, in the deep Congo jungle, for the..."
Characters
- Dick
- Ted
- a group of Kantu tribesmen
Credits
- Script: Ayumu Satou
Storyline
All-American Fencers Guild
Story Notes
On the first page of the text story.
Story Notes
On the first page of the text story.
Bob Showed Them How Spies Work!
Double Trouble [Part 2]
"While flying over the Trysolian Mountains..."
Storyline
Tex's plane is forced down by that of Captain Diablo, who is an exact double for Tex. Escaping in Diablo's plane, Tex flies to Governmental Headquarters, but is arrested as Diablo. In order to capture Diablo and dispel any suspicion on himself (fingerprints don't lie), Tex joins the government forces.
Characters
- Captain Diablo (villain)
Credits
- Script: Ken Fitch (uncertain)
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
- Letters: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
The Walking Pawnshop (1)
"Dogs usually develop a mania for indigestible objects."
Characters
- Albert Orwin
- Robert Collins Hoffman
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
Story Notes
Six unrelated fact panels.
Colony Honored by Finns; Monument Set; New British Colonial; National Park Issues (1)
Story Notes
Sequence added with information from Barry Sandoval. Page includes several small ads for stamps dealers.
The Five Point Bank Holdup (1)
"Boy! Look at this guy come!"
Storyline
A speeding car passes Scoop and Rusty, and a short way along the road they find a dead man riddled with bullets.
Credits
- Pencils: Krystal Hennes
- Inks: Krystal Hennes
The Zulu Diamond Mine
"We are fast approaching British South Africa where the most famous diamond mines are..."
Storyline
Zatara and Tong are in South Africa, and magically assist the police in unravelling a case of diamond smuggling, discovering that his old arch enemy The Tigress is behind the scheme.
Characters
- Harold Foames (villain)
- Bill Coxe
- Father Dingaan the Mighty
Credits
- Script: Fred Guardineer (uncertain)
- Pencils: Fred Guardineer
- Inks: Fred Guardineer
"Young 'Buffalo Bill', who joined the Pony Express when he was only 14 years of age, made a record run..."
Characters
- Buffalo Bill Cody
- Wild Bill Hickok
- John Slaughter
Credits
- Pencils: Terry Gilkison
- Inks: Terry Gilkison
Story Notes
Some facts about western heroes.
"The following are the winners..."
Be a Movie King
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.