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Issue Details

Issue #11
Published April 1939
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan

Cover Details

Characters Submariner; a Cruiser
Genre adventure
Pencils Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks Fred Guardineer (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1.

13 page Superman story "The Black Gold Oil Well"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (un-named); Villains: Meek, Bronson.
Synopsis An unscrupulous firm sells what they think to be worthless stock in "Black Gold Oil", then try to buy it all back when they hear that oil has been discovered on the property....thanks to Superman.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel)
Pencils Paul Cassidy?
Inks Joe Shuster (signed)
Notes Superman uses X-ray vision. 1st reference as the Man of Steel; penciller id by Bob Hughes. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-9-08.
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1.

6 page Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter story "Under Cover] [Part 1"

Characters Scoop Scanlon
Genre adventure
Pencils Will Ely (signed)
Inks Will Ely (signed)
Notes Printed in red, black and white.

6 page Pep Morgan story "Shanghaied"

Characters Pep Morgan
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)
Inks Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-9-08.

1 page ADVENTUREvent filler

Genre fact
Pencils Terry Gilkison
Inks Terry Gilkison

Half page Henrietta filler

Characters Henrietta
Genre gag
Script Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Pencils Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Inks Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-9-08.

4 page Adventures of Marco Polo story

Characters Marco Polo
Genre period
Pencils Sven Elven
Inks Sven Elven
Letters Sven Elven
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-9-08.

2 page text story "Escape [Part 1]"

Genre adventure
Script Richard Martin (signed)
Pencils ? (spot illos)
Inks ? (spot illos)
Letters typeset

10 page Tex Thomson story "Queen of the Malays] [Part 1"

Characters Tex Thomson
Genre adventure
Script Ken Fitch?
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-9-08.

1 page Fantastic Facts filler

Genre fact
Script George Papp
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-9-08.

6 page Chuck Dawson story

Characters Chuck Dawson
Genre adventure
Pencils Homer Fleming (signed)
Inks Homer Fleming (signed)
Notes Printed in red, black and white.

12 page Zatara story "Sea Ghost"

Characters Zatara
Genre occult
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks Fred Guardineer (signed)