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Action Comics #15

DC · Series began 1938 · August 1939

first appearance of Gargantua T. Potts

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Gargantua T. Potts (DC, friend of Tex Thomson) — introduction

Dates

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

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Fred Guardineer, Walter Galli, Paul Cassidy, George Papp, Sven Elven, Bob Kane, Bernard Baily, Sheldon Moldoff, Terry Gilkison, Homer Fleming, Vin Sullivaninks: Fred Guardineer, Walter Galli, George Papp, Sven Elven, Bob Kane, Bernard Baily, Sheldon Moldoff, Terry Gilkison, Homer Fleming, Vin Sullivanscript: Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, Bill Fingerletters: Sven Elven, Bernard Baily

Stories

Superman on the High Seas · 12.87 pages
On assignment at Kidtown, Clark discovers that the institution needs $2 million to remain in the black and remain open, and, as Superman, decides that a newly discovered underwater treasure is the answer for the funds he needs.
The Warehouse Robberies · 6 pages
Pep goes to work for Mr. Smith.
Episode 15 · 4 pages
The Polo family continues their escape from slavery.
The Pharaoh's Treasure, Part 2 · 6 pages
Treasure Hunt [Part 1] · 1.56 pages
The Devone Diamond · 10 pages
Tex is hired to recover a diamond.
Killer Keefe · 6 pages
Chuck saves Jim Bowe from being hung.
The Ice Menace · 11 pages
Zatara stops a scheme by Berhener to extort money from multiple nations.

Characters

Clark KentSupermanLois LaneGeorge TaylorZataraTex ThomsonPep MorganFranklin D. RooseveltBob DaleyTongChuck DawsonClip CarsonMarco PoloGargantua T. Potts

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)