Dates
- Cover date
- October 1940
- On sale
- August 23, 1940
- Pages
- 68
Values
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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".
Publisher’s description
Superman and Lois Lane uncover an insurance scam!
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)