Dates
- Cover date
- October 1940
- On sale
- August 23, 1940
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Wayne Boring, Jack Burnley, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Howard Purcell, Bob Kane, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Fred Guardineer, Fred Harmanscript: Jerry Siegel, Gardner Foxinks: Jack Burnley, Wayne Boring, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Howard Purcell, Jerry Robinson, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Fred Guardineer, Fred Harmanletters: Bernard Baily
Stories
- The Life Insurance Con · 13 pages
Superman investigates the Fullerton Insurance Company, which is selling small valued policies to poor people, who end up dying under mysterious circumstances.
- The Red Raiders! · 4 pages
- "Westward Ho!" by Charles Kingsley · 0.5 pages
- The Puppet Murder Case · 1.8 pages
- Approvals · 0.25 pages
Definition of "Approvals".
Characters
Clark KentSupermanLois LaneZataraTex ThomsonThe Black PirateJon ValorPep MorganBob DaleyClip CarsonSgt. CaseyFog FortuneGunner BillWhistler Will
Reprinted in
Limited Collectors' Edition (1972), Superman: The Action Comics Archives (1997), The Superman Chronicles (2006), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Superman: The Golden Age (2016)