Issue Contents:
Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
For Thrills and Action Read
Story Notes
Inside front cover. House ad for Sensation Comics #80, Star Spangled Comics #83, and All-American Comics #100.
50 Ways to Kill Superman!
"Is there any way to kill Superman?"
Storyline
A group of gangsters holds a contest where each uses one of 50 different methods to attempt to kill Superman.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Skid Russell
- Beefy
- Lefty
- Heist Nelson
- Nitro
- unnamed gangsters
Credits
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino (uncertain)
- Inks: Stan Kaye (uncertain)
Bob Elliott
Story Notes
Advertisement featuring Major League Baseball's Bob Elliott for Wheaties from General Mills, Inc.
The Nick of Time at the Midget Auto Races
Story Notes
Advertisement for Old Nick candy and Bit-O-Honey from Schutter's.
Volcano Vandals!
See Heroes in Action! Get Freedom Train Picture Book!
Story Notes
Advertisement for Freedom Train book from Kellogg's Pep cereal.
World of Wishes!
"Wishful thinking never gets you anyplace."
Storyline
Zatara overhears Larry Dobbs wishing he could have things easy and find a magic lamp which will grant wishes. Zatara teaches him a lesson by providing one, then having all the wishes backfire
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- Larry Dobbs
- Helen
Credits
- Pencils: Edouard Manet
- Inks: Edouard Manet
Girls! Boys! Get this New Beanie 'Copter
Characters
Story Notes
Advertisement from Tootsie Rolls. Captain Tootsie makes a cameo, not full strip ad.
Win Rollfast Skates!
Story Notes
Advertisement for roller skates as prizes for contest from Bazooka gum.
The Stolen Beaver?
"Hold on to your hats for this curious tale..."
Storyline
Hayfoot Henry investigates the disappearance of a hat, and eventually discovers that a wealthy socialite had eaten it in payment of a bet.
Characters
- Hayfoot Henry
- Sally Van Swither
- Van Swither
- Mayor George Gooseberry
Credits
- Script: Suat Yalaz
- Pencils: Stan Kaye
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Story Notes
The text is written in rhyming couplets.
The Man with the Purple Hand
Story Notes
Advertisement for Wildroot Cream-Oil; comic strip format starring Dashiell Hammett's detective.
"Quick - Mr. Angelo!"
Storyline
Jerry runs into the barber's shop and has him lather up his face, His girlfriend walks by, and Jerry explains that he wanted her to think he was getting a shave.
Characters
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- his girlfriend
- Mr. Angelo
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Superman's Secret Message
Story Notes
House ad for Supermen of America club.
The Liquid Metal
Credits
- Script: José Rizal
Now! Hollywood's "Queen of the Westerns" in a Comic Book All Her Own!
Featuring Dale Evans Comics
Story Notes
House ad for Dale Evans #1 but with photo-cover rendered in line art version.
The Color Wheel of Crime!
"When everything looks rosy, then watch out for the Rainbow Man..."
Storyline
Rainbow Man escapes from jail by diving into a vat of dye which turns him white. Greg Sanders, reading about it, knows that the crook buys raw pigments in order to mix paint used to commit his crimes, so he and Stuff question various local suppliers. They trace him to his hideout, where he captures and places them in front of his Color Organ, which generates hypnotic color patterns. The Vigilante manages to smash the wheel using his feet, and the noise brings rescue in the form of a state trooper. They finally catch up with the gang in a film studio which has a giant rainbow as prop.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff
- The Rainbow Man (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: George Roussos
Margaret O'Brien at a Hollywood Party!
Story Notes
Advertisement for make your own candy from The Prince Co.
Strange As It Seems
Story Notes
Inside back cover. PSA for fireworks safety "prepared in cooperation with the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness". This is a reprint of an editorial cartoon from the McNaught Syndicate and is so marked. Bails' Who's Who has John Hix working on the Strange As It Seems feature for United Features Syndicate in 1939.
Daisy Announces an Entirely New 128 Page, Pocket Size Handbook
Story Notes
Back cover. Advertisement for book Daisy Handbook (featuring comic characters on the cover: Captain Marvel, Robotman, Red Ryder, Da Vinci, 2-Gun Percy, Rudolph Diesel, Boy Commandos, Ibis) from Daisy Manufacturing Company.