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Action Comics #7

DC · Series began 1938 · December 1938

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Dates

Cover date: December 1938
On sale: October 25, 1938
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring, Homer Fleming, Fred Guardineer, George Papp, Fred Schwab, Sven Elven, Paul Gustavson, Bernard Baily, Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Ely, Terry Gilkisoninks: Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring, Homer Fleming, Fred Guardineer, George Papp, Fred Schwab, Sven Elven, Paul Gustavson, Bernard Baily, Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Ely, Terry Gilkisonscript: Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, George Papp, Fred Schwab, Paul Gustavson, Richard Martinletters: Paul Lauretta, Sven Elven, Paul Gustavson, Bernard Baily

Stories

Superman Joins the Circus · 12.9 pages
The Jordan Circus is having a rough go of it and the promissory notes are coming due, so Superman decides to join the circus to help it pay off those notes and get it back into the black.
The 4-G Gang, Part 7 · 6 pages
Chuck learns that the 4-G-Gunmen are planning to attack a small ranch, and he is determined to warn them.
The County Football Championship · 4 pages
Pep is kidnapped in order for his team to play without him, and so win big money for a crooked gambler. He overpowers his captors, appears on the field with only a minute to go, scores the final touchdown and kick, and gives his team a 14-10 victory.
Episode 7 · 4 pages
Marco rescues a girl from bandits who are opposed to her father. He disguises himself as one of them and tides to the girl's castle for reinforcements.
Untitled · 2 pages
Sis arranges a date after promising to take Jimmy and Grandpa for a ride. While Jimmy stalls, Grandpa paints the rear window of George's roadster black. He and Jimmy then get into the trunk for their promised trip.
Jungle Episode · 1.56 pages
Double Trouble [Part 2] · 10 pages
Tex's plane is forced down by that of Captain Diablo, who is an exact double for Tex. Escaping in Diablo's plane, Tex flies to Governmental Headquarters, but is arrested as Diablo. In order to capture Diablo and dispel any suspicion on himself (fingerprints don't lie), Tex joins the government forces.
Colony Honored by Finns; Monument Set; New British Colonial; National Park Issues · 0.7 pages
The Five Point Bank Holdup · 6 pages
A speeding car passes Scoop and Rusty, and a short way along the road they find a dead man riddled with bullets.
The Zulu Diamond Mine · 12 pages
Zatara and Tong are in South Africa, and magically assist the police in unravelling a case of diamond smuggling, discovering that his old arch enemy The Tigress is behind the scheme.

Characters

Clark KentSupermanLois LaneGeorge TaylorZataraTex ThomsonPep MorganBob DaleyTongChuck DawsonRusty JamesScoop ScanlonMarco PoloTigress

Reprinted in

Superman: The Action Comics Archives (1997), The Superman Chronicles (2006), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Superman: The Golden Age (2016), DC Finest: Superman: The First Superhero (2024)