Issue Contents:
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Paul Cassidy
- Inks: Paul Cassidy
Story Notes
1st Lois Lane cover
Featuring Action Comics; Adventure Comics; All-American Comics; All-Star Comics; Batman; Detective Comics; Flash Comics; More Fun Comics; Superman
"For thrills and adventure..."
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Brentwood Home for Wayward Youth (1)
"Heartless criminals exploit the helpless and unfortunate!"
Storyline
Clark arrives for a date with Lois, who is making a donation to the Brentwood Rehabilitation Home. Clark tells her that the place is more interested in money than their young charges. Lois decides they should visit the home so that she can disprove Clark. After a pleasant visit, Lois and Clark are stopped by a charge, Davey Merrill, who cut his hands climbing the wall just to ask for something to eat. Once they feed him, he tells them all about the horrible conditions at the home.
Characters
- Clark Kent
- Lois Lane
- Superman
- Mr. Tweed (villain)
- Mrs. Tweed (villain)
- Davey Merrill (villain)
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- Inks: Dennis Neville
Here Comes Superman Again!
Storyline
Promo ad for Superman #6.
The Track Meet Fix (1)
Storyline
At Maddon Circle Garden, Pep prepares for the Annual Foxx Quarter-Mile Race for Ardale College. In the locker room, Pep overhears gamblers bribing a runner. In the race, he is beat by Cole from State. Later, Pep and Bill find spike marks on the track. He decides to wait for the outdoor quarter to best Cole when spikes are allowed, but the gambler's plan was to get all bets on Cole so Pep could win the outdoor. When Cole is hurt in a train wreck, the gamblers have to deal with Pep.
Characters
- Pep Morgan
- Bill
- Cole
- Coach Jones
- Sheriff Blake
- Villains: gamblers
Credits
- Pencils: Akira Tanaka
- Inks: Akira Tanaka
Fight to the Finish (1)
Storyline
Hearing Jeanne scream, Jon Valor rushes to protect her from a bearded giant, Captain Ruff's brother. Once safe, they head for Savannah and passage on Captain Tavish's ship. They retrieve Ruff's treasure and head to Bristol and buys the Sea-Queen. The dealer visits a friend, Captain Andago, who tells him that the money he received was the lost jewels of Queen Maria, and the man who bought the ship is a pirate with a price on his head.
Characters
- The Black Pirate
- Jon Valor
- Jeanne
- Captain Ruff's brother (villain)
- Captain Tavish
- a ship dealer
- Captain Angago
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
Story Notes
Story title given in previous issue.
No Greater Courage
Is Epilepsy Inherited? What Causes It?
Featuring The Spectre; More Fun Comics
"The Spectre in More Fun Comics"
Boys! Girls! Learn Touch-Typing in One Day
Announcing The Sensational 1000-Shot Red Ryder Carbine
The Blue Raider (1)
Storyline
Enjoying a rest in Arizona, the Three Aces read a report about a mysterious blue plane that has been attacking Federal Airline Union transcontinental planes. Gunner finds a stranded commercial liner, and the Aces decide to track down the Blue Raider.
Characters
- Fog Fortune
- Gunner Bill
- Whistler Will
- The Blue Raider [Blackie Dawes] (villain)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Chad Grothkopf
- Inks: Chad Grothkopf
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
The Return of the Gorrah!!
Storyline
Bomber Brennen is killed in a boxing match with Tiger Dixon that Tex, Bob, the D.A., and the D.A.'s daughter, Janice, were attending. Bob discovers a sponge loaded with nepthogas in the locker rooms. Dixon's manager, Reb Norton, notes that Joey Gonomi had tried to make him throw the fight, but after the lights go out and some shots are fired, Reb disappears. Tex receives a package from a florist, and he and Bob investigate, aided by Miss X. They end up captured by the Gorrah and his new creations, the Rat-Men.
Characters
- Tex Thomson
- Bob Daley
- The Gorrah (villain)
- District Attorney Maloney
- Janice Maloney
- Tiger Dixon
- Bomber Brennen
- Reb Horton
- Rat-Men (villain)
- Miss X (cameo)
Credits
- Script: Ken Fitch (uncertain)
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
- Letters: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
Featuring The Hour-Man; Adventure Comics
"The Hour-Man and his army, the Minute-Men of America..."
Story Notes
Last panel of Tex Thomson story.
Shoes, Hardware, Meats (1)
Characters
- Tiny
Credits
- Script: Fred Schwab
- Pencils: Fred Schwab
- Inks: Fred Schwab
- Letters: Fred Schwab
Story Notes
Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.
Approvals
Storyline
Definition of "Approvals".
Hollywood Advisor (1)
Storyline
On a plane to Hollywood, where Clip will act as technical advisor on an adventure film, he runs into Buzz Bailey. Buzz is greeted by a shady producer, Snyder, but ignores him. Clip sets out to location with Archie Norton, the star of the film, and Archie's wife, Jean, but the couple fights incessantly. On the first day of shooting, Archie is shot dead, and Clip determines to find the killer.
Characters
- Clip Carson
- Buzz Bailey
- Snyder
- Mr. Dennis (villain)
- Archie Norton
- Jean Norton
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
Storyline
Promo ad for Mutt & Jeff (1939 series) #[2].
Story Notes
Above the Superman radio show ad.
Superman Is on the Radio!
"Sponsored by the makers of Force over the following stations:"
Storyline
The ad promotes 14 stations in California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C. airing the Superman radio show, along with times and days, sponsored by Force cereal. Text at the bottom encourages readers to write their local stations and ask for the show, sponsored by Force cereal.
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Shuster (uncertain)
- Inks: Joe Shuster (uncertain)
Story Notes
Below the Mutt and Jeff promo. This ad is similar to the one that ran originally in Action Comics #26 but with schedule changes of some stations and reformatted text.
Busy Signal (1)
Featuring Mr. Pots
Characters
- Mr. Pots
Credits
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
The Vanished Explorer
Storyline
On the trail of the "missing link," Raoul D'Armand was lost in the jungles of Africa. Hearing of the news, Zatara sets out with Tong to find him.
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Fred Guardineer
- Inks: Fred Guardineer
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
A Sensational Offer to Readers of Action Comics
Storyline
The Complete Works of Shakespeare
Story Notes
Back cover.