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Action Comics #40

DC · Series began 1938 · September 1941

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Dates

Cover date: September 1941
On sale: July 18, 1941
Pages: 68

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Fred Ray, John Sikela, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Harold Sherman, Joe Sulmaninks: Fred Ray, John Sikela, George Papp, Sheldon Moldoff, Henry Boltinoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Harold Sherman, Joe Sulmanscript: Jerry Siegel, Josette Frank, Henry Boltinoff, Gardner Fox, Ken Fitch, Robert Stowe, Fred Ray

Stories

The Billionaire's Daughter · 13 pages
A millionaire agrees to pay $100,000 to charity if Superman helps to straighten out his wayward daughter who spends money as if it were water as various gambling establishments. Only when an emergency arises does the girl see herself in a different vein.
The Summer Job · 6 pages
The Death of Avilla · 4 pages
In the Bering Straits · 6 pages
Middy the Mariner · 2 pages
The Purple Gang · 8 pages
Birds of a Feather · 1 pages
The Adventure of the Prehistoric Valley! · 6 pages
Bill discovers a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and rescues a young woman who had been marooned there.
The Duped Daughter · 9 pages

Publisher’s description

A millionaire agrees to pay $100,000 to charity if Superman helps to straighten out his wayward daughter, who spends money as if it were water at various gambling establishments. Even with all his mighty powers, Superman will have his work cut out for him!

Characters

Clark KentSuperman

Reprinted in

Superman Work Book (1945), Superman: The Action Comics Archives (1997), The Superman Chronicles (2006), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Superman: The Golden Age (2016)