Issue | #6 |
Published | November 1938 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Vincent Sullivan |
Characters | hunter; gorilla |
Genre | jungle |
Pencils | Leo E. O'Mealia (signed) |
Inks | Leo E. O'Mealia (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1 |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen (introduction, as an office boy); Nick Williams (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; George Taylor (unnamed) |
Synopsis | Clark Kent is introduced to a fighter manager who claims to be Superman's personal manager. But when Lois discovers the existence of a phony Superman, who is tied to that manager, the real Superman must act quickly to save Lois' life. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel) |
Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
Inks | Joe Shuster; Paul Lauretta? |
Letters | Paul Lauretta |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-5-08. |
Reprinted | In Superman (DC, 1939 series) #3; in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #1 |
Characters | Chuck Dawson |
Genre | adventure |
Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
Inks | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
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. |
Characters | Pete |
Genre | gag |
Script | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
Pencils | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
Inks | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
Characters | Marco Polo |
Genre | period |
Pencils | Sven Elven (signed) |
Inks | Sven Elven (signed) |
Letters | Sven Elven |
Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-5-08. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Gardner F. Fox ? (signed as Paul Dean) |
Pencils | ? (spot illos) |
Inks | ? (spot illos) |
Letters | typeset |
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 8-5-08. |
Genre | gag |
Script | Paul Gustavson |
Pencils | Paul Gustavson |
Inks | Paul Gustavson |
Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-5-08. |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
Characters | Scoop Scanlon; Gentleman Jack (villain) |
Genre | adventure |
Pencils | Will Ely (signed) |
Inks | Will Ely (signed) |
Characters | Zatara; Tong |
Genre | occult |
Script | Fred Guardineer |
Pencils | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
Inks | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
Notes | Writer id by Craig Delich 6/05. Formerly said Gardner Fox. |
Genre | gag |
Notes | Information from Error Report #3534, by Barry Sandoval. |
Synopsis | List of the Cartoon Contest winners from the August issue, Action #3. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Information from Error Report #3534, by Barry Sandoval. |
Notes | Information from Error Report #3534, by Barry Sandoval. |