Dates
- Cover date
- September 1939
- On sale
- July 24, 1939
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Fred Guardineer, Sheldon Mayer, Joe Shuster, Sheldon Moldoff, Sven Elven, Bob Kane, Bernard Baily, Homer Fleming, George Pappinks: Fred Guardineer, Sheldon Mayer, Sheldon Moldoff, Sven Elven, Bob Kane, Bernard Baily, Homer Fleming, George Pappscript: Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, Bill Finger, Toni Blum, George Pappletters: Sven Elven, Bernard Baily
Stories
- Superman and the Numbers Racket · 12.87 pages
After a run-in with a gambler who is opting out for suicide, and a Police Commissioner who won't deal with the city's gambling problem, Superman decides to wage a one-man war himself against gambling and aid the victims of it.
- Mexico Honors Philatelists; New French Stamp; Philatelic Truck on Tour; Child Welfare Set · 0.67 pages
- Bodyguard · 6 pages
Mr. Smith hires Pep as a bodyguard for his daughter.
- Episode 16 · 4 pages
Marco continues to elude those who tried to enslave him.
- The Pharaoh's Treasure, Part 3 · 6 pages
- Tex Thomson, Double Agent · 10 pages
- Treasure Hunt [Part 2] · 2 pages
- Trouble at the Box-M · 6 pages
Chuck is framed for the murder of Jim Mason.
- The Terror from Saturn · 12 pages
Invaders from Saturn want to take over Earth.
Characters
Clark KentSupermanGeorge TaylorZataraTex ThomsonPep MorganBob 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)