| Issue | #30 |
| Published | November 1940 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth, Murray Boltinoff |
| Notes | Incorrectly credited to Fred Ray in the Archives. Inker credit up-dated from Wayne Boring to Leo Nowak by Bob Hughes 8-23-08. |
| Characters | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster? |
| Inks | Leo Nowak? |
| Letters | ?, most typeset |
| Notes | Incorrectly credited to Fred Ray in the Archives. Inker credit up-dated from Wayne Boring to Leo Nowak by Bob Hughes 8-23-08. |
| Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998). |
| Characters | Superman [Clark kent]; George Taylor (named); Lois Lane; Laura Vogel (I); V: Zolar (I); Mr. Calvert; Carlton Vogel. |
| Synopsis | In midsummer, the city of Metropolis is caught in the midst of a bitter snowstorm. As Clark investigates, a message from Laura Vogel comes over the radio, telling Superman to meet her in Park Ferry since she can explain the snowstorm. Before Superman arrives, some foreigners use a glowing globe to disintegrate a girl and a policeman. Superman gets there in time to save Lois from the same fate, but the Arabs get away. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster) |
| Inks | Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster) |
| Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998). |
| Characters | Pep Morgan; Norman; Molly; Coach. |
| Synopsis | Pep is the only hope for victory for the Hill-and-Dalers, Midtown College's cross-country team, but Norman of State beats him. The Coach convinces Pep to beat the jinx that Norman holds over him. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Characters | Danny Dubb |
| Genre | gags |
| Pencils | Stan Aschmeier |
| Inks | Stan Aschmeier |
| Characters | The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Villains: The Red-Raiders, Captain Treble. |
| Synopsis | The Black Pirate and his band desperately try to hold off the Red-Raiders at a stockade on a small island in the South Atlantic. After the stockade is burnt down, Jon Valor attempts to get to his ship, but it has been taken by Captain Treble, who takes Jon prisoner. |
| Genre | period |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff (signed) |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff (signed) |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | George Papp |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-23-08. |
| Characters | Three Aces: Fog Fortune, Gunner Bill & Whistler Will. |
| Synopsis | Will reads about the loss of airman Bill Decortland over the South American jungles. The Aces go to the Amazon to track him down. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Chad Grothkopf |
| Inks | Chad Grothkopf |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-23-08. |
| Characters | Tex Thomson; Bob Daley; Miss X; D.A. Maloney; Peggy Maloney; Villains: Dr. Mixxo, Mr. Solar. |
| Synopsis | At dinner, Tex, Bob, the D.A., and Peggy discuss Miss X. Maloney learns that racketeers beat up a wholesaler that refused to pay protection money, and Tex and Bob head out to help. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Ken Fitch? |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Letters | Bernard Baily |
| Characters | Dick Mason |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Bert London (signed) |
| Pencils | ? (spot illos) |
| Inks | ? (spot illos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Clip Carson; Villains: Pierre Renoire, Rudolf; Pudge; Allen Lane; Marie Temperal; Pat. |
| Synopsis | Clip Carson is in Hollywood, supervising the production of adventure pictures, and he's asked to do an interview for Pierre Renoire of Le Clarion d'Algiers. Clip reminds him of someone, but he's needed on the set. Renoire disguises his assistant, Rudolf, to look like him and sends him to the set, where Mare Temperal is found dead, apparently electrocuted. Clip investigates when he visits Renoire but is denied entry into his home. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Characters | Zatara; Villains: The Master, The Tigress; Detective Regan; Carr. |
| Synopsis | Regan of police headquarters asks Zatara for help in a case where wealthy men are killed by the "mottled death." Zatara deduces that it was from the bite of an insect, a South American jungle jumbo. Shortly, he finds out that the Tigress is involved. He follows her and a magician named only The Master to South America. |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Joseph Sulman |
| Inks | Joseph Sulman |