Issue | #15 |
Published | August 1939 |
Cover Price | 0.10 |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Vincent Sullivan |
Characters | Superman |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Fred Guardineer |
Inks | Fred Guardineer |
Letters | ?, most typeset |
Reprinted | in Superman From the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #nn; In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1. |
Characters | Superman Clark Kent]; George Taylor (not named); Lois Lane; Holloway; Villains: "Big Boy" Chaney, Marchetti, Mugsy. |
Synopsis | On assignment at Kidtown, Clark discovers that the institution needs $2 million to remain in the black and remain open, and, as Superman, decides that a newly discovered underwater treasure is the answer for the funds he needs. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Paul Cassidy (signed as Joe Shuster) |
Inks | Paul Cassidy? |
Notes | The last panel of the story is an illustrated plug for Sandman and Batman. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-10-08. |
Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1. |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
Characters | Pep Morgan; Mr. Smith. |
Synopsis | Pep goes to work for Mr. Smith. |
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 8-10-08. |
Characters | Marco Polo |
Genre | period |
Pencils | Sven Elven |
Inks | Sven Elven |
Letters | Sven Elven |
Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-10-08. |
Characters | Clip Carson |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Bill Finger |
Pencils | Bob Kane |
Inks | Bob Kane |
Notes | Continued in next issue. Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-10-08. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Toni Blum ? (signed as Jack Anthony) |
Pencils | ? (spot illos) |
Inks | ? (spot illos) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Tex Thomson; Gargantua T. Potts (I). |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Ken Fitch? |
Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
Letters | Bernard Baily |
Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-10-08. |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
Genre | aviation |
Pencils | Terry Gilkison |
Inks | Terry Gilkison |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
Characters | Chuck Dawson; V: Killer Keefe. |
Genre | adventure |
Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
Inks | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
Characters | Zatara |
Genre | occult |
Script | Gardner F. Fox |
Pencils | Fred Guardineer |
Inks | Fred Guardineer |