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Action Comics #13

DC · Series began 1938 · June 1939

first appearance of The Ultra-Humanite

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The Ultra-Humanite (true identity unknown / Dolores Winters / albino gorilla) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: June 1939
On sale: April 24, 1939
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

script: Jerry Siegel, Gardner Foxpencils: Paul Cassidy, Bill Ely, Fred Guardineer, Sven Elven, Leo O'Mealia, Joe Shuster, Bernard Baily, Homer Fleming, Gill Foxinks: Paul Cassidy, Bill Ely, Fred Guardineer, Sven Elven, Leo O'Mealia, Joe Shuster, Bernard Baily, Homer Fleming, Gill Foxletters: Sven Elven, Bernard Baily

Stories

Superman vs. the Cab Protective League · 12.87 pages
Superman decides to wage war against the Cab Protective League, a firm trying to victimize the independent cab companies. But when he thinks the situation has been resolved, he comes to face a new threat: the Ultra-Humanite, a foe who gained from a scientific experiment the most agile and learned brain on Earth...a foe who seeks to dominate the world!
The Ibor Jewel Curse · 6 pages
Scoop and Rusty are driving around hoping to find a story, when they spot a dead body on the steps of a house. William Davis exits the house and tells them that the dead man was a member of a party which found the Ibor jewels in India. Since that time tragedy has befallen all four of the members. Scoop eventually solves the all-too-human mystery.
The Journey Home, Part 1 · 6 pages
Pep boards a boat leaving south America to journey home. Captain Sindra escapes jail and spies his old mate Dunn on the docks. Under a false name Sindra signs on as a crew member. During the voyage he and Dunn plan a mutiny, but Pep overhears them and thwarts their plans.
Test Flight · 1.8 pages
Episode 13 · 4 pages
The Ace of Spades · 10 pages
On a Malay Tiger Hunt; The Old Man of the Jungle; Stamp Oddities · 1.6 pages
The 4-G Gang, Part 13 · 6 pages
The Swamp of Satan · 12 pages
Everett Horton, Sam Hinds · 0.7 pages

Characters

Clark KentSupermanZataraTex ThomsonPep MorganBob DaleyThe Ultra-HumaniteTongChuck DawsonRusty JamesScoop ScanlonMarco Polo

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)