Issue Contents:
The Courtship of Adelbert Dribble
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Bertha Bigge
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Tops in Comics!
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Courtship of Adelbert Dribble!
""All's fair in love and war""
Storyline
Adelbert Dribble traps Superman in order to pose as him and win the affections of his one and true love...but he gets more than he bargained for!
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Adelbert Dribble
- Bertha Bigge
- Turtle Baxter
Credits
- Script: H. L. Gold
- Pencils: Ira Yarbrough
- Inks: George Roussos
Story Notes
Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).
"Order 'The Flash' another carton of Wheaties."
Credits
- Pencils: Graham Hunter
- Inks: Graham Hunter
Wheels of Jeopardy!
"In the stirring saga of a hazardous profession..."
Storyline
Jerry Goshen is an ace motorcycle racer. He and The Vigilante compete in a race, and Goshen is knocked off his cycle. Goshen goes to a loan shark, Fonzi, to borrow a grand, but is refused, and becomes a thief to pay for his son's leg operation. He later brings the gang to justice and returns to the straight and narrow.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Jerry Goshen
- Ted Goshen
- Fonzi (crook)
- Bartier the jeweler
Credits
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
Carnage at the Carnival
Poacher's Paradise!
"Congo Bill, far-roving terror of thieves and traitors..."
Storyline
Bill is in the South Pacific, charting islands for the government. He subsequently captures a group of pearl poachers who have their own floating, motor-powered island.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Killer Krake
Credits
- Pencils: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
- Inks: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
Featuring Sugarpuss
"Gee - Whiskers! There must be somethin' we can do to help!"
Characters
- Sugar Puss
Credits
- Script: Ray McGill
- Pencils: Ray McGill
- Inks: Ray McGill
- Letters: Ray McGill
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Page count corrected by Dean Brovold via the GCD Error Tracker.
Flight into Freedom!
"That sinister master of treachery and assassination - - Dr. Ito..."
Storyline
In Tokyo harbor Americommando sabotages a Japanese warship. In his disguise as Nazi officer Dr. Brand, he receives a visit from Dr. Ito. Brand is invited to join Ito in a bombing run to America, tied to one of the bombs! He escapes his bonds, drops the bombs harmlessly in the ocean and flies on the the west coast of America.
Characters
- Americommando [Tex Thomson aka Dr. Brand]
- Dr. Ito (villain)
Credits
- Script: Jonathon Dalton
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Writer credit per Jerry Bails. Last appearance of the series.
Superman's Secret Message
Trouble Waters
Credits
- Script: Meshach Kaplan
The Lions' Den!
"What happens when the snarling monarchs of fang and claw..."
Storyline
Speaking with Harker, director of the city's new zoo, he learns that six criminals have committed suicide by jumping into the lion's enclosure. At that very moment, Boss Bannon eludes the policemen giving chase by doing just that. He runs up to the lions and seconds later only his jacket is visible. Zatara goes into the pit and finds a trapdoor cut into the rock leading down to a chamber where the apparent suicides are gathered. The scheme of Harker is exposed, and all are carted off to jail.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- Zoo Director Harker
- Boss Bannon (crook)
- Trigger Toomey (crook)
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Sulman
- Inks: Joe Sulman
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
"Say, Red, do you suppose this is what the military..."
Credits
- Pencils: Frank Beaven
- Inks: Frank Beaven
Story Notes
Back cover.