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Issue Details

Issue #25
Published June 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth, Murray Boltinoff

Cover Details

Characters Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Wayne Boring
Letters typeset
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

13 page Superman story "Amnesiac Robbers"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (named); Lois Lane; Galbraith; V: Medini (I, D).
Synopsis A weird case of bank guards, messengers, etc. suffering from amnesia while on missions to transport large amounts of money spurs Superman to get involved.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Paul Cassidy (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks Paul Cassidy (signed as Joe Shuster)
Notes "S" on cape, large "S" shield on shirt begins; Jimmy Olsen introduced 4/15/40 on radio. Synopsis added by Craig delich 8-23-08.
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

6 page Pep Morgan story "Enemy Sub"

Characters Pep Morgan
Genre adventure
Pencils Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)
Inks Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)

4 page The Black Pirate story "Captured by Captain Ruff"

Characters The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; V: Captain Ruff.
Genre period
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inks Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

6 page Three Aces story "The Living Statues"

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 8-23-08.

10 page Tex Thomson story "The Kidnapping"

Characters Tex Thomson; Gargantua T. Potts, Bob Daley.
Genre adventure
Script Ken Fitch?
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes Last appearance of Gargantua T. Potts. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-23-08.

2 page text story "Message to the Major [Part 1]"

Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Pencils ? (spot illos)
Inks ? (spot illos)
Letters typeset

5 page Clip Carson story "Calero the Rebel Leader"

Characters Clip Carson
Genre adventure
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff

11 page Zatara story "The One Man Crime Wave"

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