Dates
- Cover date
- September 1938
- On sale
- July 25, 1938
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Superman Plays Football · 12.75 pages
Overhearing a crooked college football coach at Dale University plotting to populate his team with thugs to defeat rival Cordell University, Superman impersonates a football player from Cordell to straighten the situation out.
- The 4-G Gang, Part 4 · 6 pages
Chuck rescues his horse from Steve and is chased into the mountains by the Sheriff, Trigger, and Butch.
- The All-Star Athlete · 4 pages
Pep is leading in the Camp Indian Head swimming competition until some campers lives are endangered.
- Bad Bill the Menace of the Hills · 4 pages
- Episode 4 · 4 pages
After the desert storm passes, the caravan finds fresh water. A giant python attacks a lioness, who is saved by her mate. Then the snake turns on the Polos!
- Legion Loyalty · 2 pages
Corporal Cliff of the French Legion infiltrates an Arab stronghold in Morocco to free three prisoners.
- Sealed City, Part 3 · 12 pages
Rabb Khazan attempts to overthrow the Gorrah of the Sealed City.
- Brady's Revenge · 6 pages
After the Bulletin is bombed, Scoop tracks down the culprits.
- The Protection Racket · 6 pages
Evans, a glazier, operates a protection racket for local merchants: those who don't pay, get their windows broken. Bobby attempts to blackmail the blackmailers, with deadly results.
- The Night Club Murder · 6 pages
Zatara defends the lovely dancer, Joan, from the advances of Big Bill. With a single punch, the brute falls to the ground - dead!
Characters
Reprinted in
Superman (1939), The Superman Chronicles (2006), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Superman: The Golden Age (2016), DC Finest: Superman: The First Superhero (2024)