Issue Details

Issue	#31
Published	December 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth, Murray Boltinoff
Notes	Superman has blue "S" on cape. Inker revision from Wayne Boring to Leo Nowak by Bob Hughes 8-24-08.

Cover Details

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Leo Nowak
Letters	typeset
Notes	Superman has blue "S" on cape. Inker revision from Wayne Boring to Leo Nowak by Bob Hughes 8-24-08.
Reprinted	In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

12 page Superman story "The Hand of Morpheus"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Villains: Baron Munsdorf (I), Kolb [D], un-named henchman [D]; Professor Hunter.
Synopsis	Lois is taking a vacation to Brentville, but she and Clark are amazed to see the residents fast asleep, victims of a kindly professor's new "gas" invention. But Superman must stop Baron Munsdorf, who wants the plans for that gas, and other inventions of the professor, including the deadly sub-atomic death ray!
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks	Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Notes	Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.
Reprinted	In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

6 page Pep Morgan story "The Unconscious Tip-Off"

Characters	Pep Morgan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp

Half page Chuckles filler

Genre

gag

4 page The Black Pirate story "Escape from the Mine"

Characters	The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]
Genre	period
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

1 page Fantastic Facts filler

Genre	fact
Script	George Papp
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp
Notes	Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

6 page Three Aces story "The Hidden City of Death"

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.

1 page Danny Dubb filler

Characters	Danny Dubb
Genre	gag
Pencils	Stan Aschmeier
Inks	Stan Aschmeier

8 page Tex Thomson story "The Fake-Accident Racket"

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 8-23-08.

2 page text story "Vengeance Trail"

Genre	adventure
Script	Ivan Dmytryk (signed)
Pencils	? (spot illos)
Inks	? (spot illos)
Letters	typeset

6 page Clip Carson story "The Missing Archaeologist"

Characters	Clip Carson
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp

1 page Odd Side of War filler

Genre

fact

9 page Zatara story "European War"

Characters	Zatara
Genre	occult
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Joseph Sulman
Inks	Joseph Sulman