Issue Contents:
The Super-Sideshow
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Super Sideshow!
"Right this way, ladies and gentlemen..."
Storyline
When a sideshow museum is sabotaged, Superman uses his powers to fill in for the sick performers to perform a super sideshow.
Characters
- Clark Kent
- Lois Lane
- Superman
- Perry White
- Charley Carson (barker)
- the fire-eater (performer)
- the fat lady (performer)
- the India-rubber man (performer)
- the human fly (performer)
- the sword swallower (performer)
- tattooed man (performer)
- Henry Hulbert (promoter)
Credits
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino (uncertain)
- Inks: Stan Kaye (uncertain)
Rounding Up the Rustlers
Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit
Storyline
The Captain and his pals figure out who has been tampering with the circus trapeze equipment.
Characters
- Captain Tootsie
- Rollo
- Mr. Bingling
- Miss Trixie
- Zulu
Credits
- Pencils: C. C. Beck
- Inks: C. C. Beck
Butterfly Booty!
"Chasing butterflies may sound like small-time game..."
Storyline
Si Evans invents a machine for collecting butterflies, but a pair of criminals try to steal it. Bill uses the machine itself to capture the crooks.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Si Evans
- Paley
Won - By a Whisper!
Everything You Want in a Magazine!
Featuring Mischievous Morton
"Oh, boy!"
Storyline
Morton asks his mother for a piece of pie and she insists he only take one slice. He cuts a small portion and eats the remaining huge piece
Characters
- Morton
- his mother
Credits
- Script: Phil Berube
- Pencils: Phil Berube
- Inks: Phil Berube
Mail-Order Magic!
"You can learn magic from books..."
Storyline
Jimmy White sees Zatara perform magic at a basketball game and decides he will learn it too. Soon he is performing simple sleight of hand, but one of the young onlookers decides to steal items from passing adults and claim the missing item had just vanished. Zatara sees what is happening and teaches the young offender a lesson. His brother is escaped convict Baldy Smith and one of the gang is about to shoot Zatara in the back when Jimmy saves him.
Characters
- Zatara
- Jimmy Keller
- Baldy Smith (crook)
- Muggsy (crook)
Credits
- Pencils: Edouard Manet
- Inks: Edouard Manet
Show Time
Superman's Secret Message
"I'll show here - I'll run away from home!"
Storyline
Shorty runs away from home to avoid doing the dishes. When he has to jump into a lake to avoid a swarm of hornets he is arrested for trespassing, and forced to wash dishes to work off his five dollar fine.
Characters
- Shorty
- a sheriff
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
You Run Faster in Keds!
For the Tops in Teen-Age Comics Read
The Measure of a Criminal
Credits
- Script: Albert Benjamin Thompson
Story Notes
Sequence added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
Curtain Time for the Mystery Crimes!
"Say! That's not in the act!"
Storyline
The Vigilante and Stuff foil a series of robberies which turn out to be masterminded by a travelling theatre owner.
Characters
- Greg Sanders
- Stuff
- The Vigilante
- Mr. Kling
- Roger Westgun (crook)
- Polecat Pete (crook)
Credits
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: George Roussos
Story Notes
Pencils formerly credited to George Roussos.
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Back cover.