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Issue Details

Issue #28
Published September 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth, Murray Boltinoff

Cover Details

Characters Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils Paul Cassidy
Inks Paul Cassidy
Letters typeset
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

13 page Superman story "The Strong-Man Robberies"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (named); Mr. Jenkins; Herculo (I); V: un-named clown called "the strongarm bandit".
Synopsis Clark and Lois are led to believe that a series of robberies are being committed by a circus strongman, but it's Superman who rounds up the real perpetrator!
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-23-08.
Reprinted In Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-31 (October-November 1974); in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

6 page Pep Morgan story "The Southpaw"

Characters Pep Morgan
Genre adventure
Pencils Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)
Inks Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)

4 page The Black Pirate story "The Chase"

Characters The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]
Genre period
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inks Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Notes Story title given in previous issue.

2 page text story "The Whole Story"

Genre adventure
Script John Hilton (signed)
Pencils ? (signed as Kenney) (spot illos)
Inks ? (signed as Kenney) (spot illos)
Letters typeset

6 page Three Aces story "The Easter Island Gods"

Characters Three Aces: Fog Fortune, Gunner Bill and Whistler Will.
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Chad Grothkopf
Inks Chad Grothkopf
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-23-08.

8 page Tex Thomson story "The Gorrah's Blackmail Racket"

Characters Tex Thomson; V: the Gorrah.
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.

1 page Fantastic Facts filler

Genre fact
Script George Papp
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-23-08.

6 page Clip Carson story "The Hollywood Jewel Theft Ring"

Characters Clip Carson
Genre adventure
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff

1 page Sport Close-Up filler

Genre sports

11 page Zatara story "The Gringo Gang"

Characters Zatara; V: the Gringo Gang.
Genre occult
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Fred Guardineer
Inks Fred Guardineer