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Issue Details

Issue #6
Published November 1938
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan

Cover Details

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

13 page Superman story "Superman's Phony Manager"

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

6 page Chuck Dawson story

Characters Chuck Dawson
Genre adventure
Pencils Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)
Inks Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)

4 page Pep Morgan story "Hunting Trip"

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.

4 page Pilferin' Pete filler

Characters Pete
Genre gag
Script Russell Cole (signed as Alger)
Pencils Russell Cole (signed as Alger)
Inks Russell Cole (signed as Alger)

4 page Adventures of Marco Polo story

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.

2 page text story "Singapore Singeing"

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

10 page Tex Thomson story "Double Trouble [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 8-5-08.

1 page Chuckles filler

Genre gag
Script Paul Gustavson
Pencils Paul Gustavson
Inks Paul Gustavson
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-5-08.

Half page Odds 'N' Ends filler

Genre fact
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff

6 page Scoop Scanlon, Five-Star Reporter story "Gentleman Jack, the Bank Robber [Part 2"

Characters Scoop Scanlon; Gentleman Jack (villain)
Genre adventure
Pencils Will Ely (signed)
Inks Will Ely (signed)

12 page Zatara Master Magician story "The Emerald of Cheops"

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.

Half page Mister Fumble filler

Genre gag
Notes Information from Error Report #3534, by Barry Sandoval.

Half page text article

Synopsis List of the Cartoon Contest winners from the August issue, Action #3.
Letters typeset
Notes Information from Error Report #3534, by Barry Sandoval.

Half page advertisement

Notes Information from Error Report #3534, by Barry Sandoval.