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Issue Details

Issue #35
Published April 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth, Murray Boltinoff
Notes Incorrectly credited to Wayne Boring in Superman: The Action Archives Volume 2.

Cover Details

Characters Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster
Letters typeset
Notes Incorrectly credited to Wayne Boring in Superman: The Action Archives Volume 2.
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

13 page Superman story "The Worthless Gold Mine"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Benjamin Sims; Emily Sims; V: Brock Walters.
Synopsis Lois Lane decides to help an elderly couple, Benjamin and Emily Sims, who have fallen on hard times and are mulling an offer to sell some Guybart gold mine stock. Lois finds out that the stock is worthless and investigates why someone would want to buy it. Lois is suddenly beset by attempts to steal the stock from her possession, and Superman must protect her while she investigates further.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Wayne Boring (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks Leo Nowak?
Notes Nowak inker credit revision added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

Half page It's So filler

Genre fact

6 page Pep Morgan story "The Kidnapped Girl"

Characters Pep Morgan
Genre adventure
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp

Half page Curios filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

4 page Black Pirate story "Fire on Board"

Characters The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Bonnie; V: Lu Chan.
Synopsis Lu Chan and his cutthroats retreat to Valor's ship, while the pirates end up trapped on a burning Chinese junk, with Jon Valor trapped in the hold. The pirates struggle to free him. They save the hull of the junk and work out a plan to retake Valor's ship.
Genre Period
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff

Half page 1 filler

Genre fact
Script Henry Boltinoff?
Pencils Henry Boltinoff?
Inks Henry Boltinoff?
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

1 page Dinky filler

Characters Dinky
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

6 page Three Aces story "The South American Indians"

Characters Three Aces: Fog Fortune, Gunner Bill & Whistler Will.
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Chad Grothkopf
Inks Chad Grothkopf
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

1 page Travel Talk filler

Genre fact
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

8 page Mr. America story "The Spider"

Characters Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; Bob Daley; V: The Spider.
Synopsis The Spider blows up manhole covers on a street crowded with new recruits for a defense program. Tex Thomson investigates as Mr. America, trying to find out the true identity of the Spider. When the saboteurs capture Mr. America, Bob Daley is left to save the day.
Genre superhero
Script Ken Fitch
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)

2 page text story "Forty Minutes to Go"

Genre adventure
Script Charles Berry (signed)
Pencils ? (spot illo)
Inks ? (spot illo)
Letters typeset

6 page Clip Carson story "The Panama Canal"

Characters Clip Carson; Villains: The Adder, Wu Fang; Pedro; Cap.
Synopsis Clip Carson has been assisting U.S. authorities in the Panama Canal Zone. Fishing on his day off, he finds the body of a native with a snake mark on his chin and a map of the locks. The evil Adder intentionally wrecks Clip's boat and brings them aboard.
Genre Adventure
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp

9 page Zatara story "The Inheritance"

Characters Zatara; Bill Bowers; Villains: The Tigress, Pawnshop Pete.
Synopsis A sharper cons young Bill out of his watch and ring, and Zatara helps him track the man down. They discover that the ring has some special value. At the pawnshop of Pawnshop Pete, they encounter the Tigress, who tells them that Pete wants to replace young Bill to secure a million dollar inheritance. Zatara leaves Bill with the Tigress, but she quickly double-crosses him. Now Zatara must deal with two fiends.
Genre occult
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Joseph Sulman
Inks Joseph Sulman