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Issue Details

Issue #33
Published February 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth, Murray Boltinoff

Cover Details

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

13 page Superman story "The Lumber Millionaire's Will"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White appearance (1st in Action); Lois Lane; Ken Hall [D]; Villains: Francois Bernier [D], Brett Hall [D], Cliff [D].
Synopsis When the profits from a huge lumber mill operations, which normally go to under-privileged children, start disappearing, it becomes a job for the Man of Steel!
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Notes Superman has a blue "S" on cape. 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 Gas Rifle"

Characters Pep Morgan
Genre adventure
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp

4 page The Black Pirate story "The Capture of the Queen of the Seas"

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

6 page Three Aces story "The Treasure of Kublai Khan"

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 8-24-08.

2 page Just Like Junior filler

Genre gag

8 page Mr. America story "The Origin of Mr. America"

Characters Mister America [Tex Thomson] (1st as Mr. America, later as Americommando in #54, origin of Mr. America).
Genre superhero
Script Ken Fitch
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Notes Continuation of the Tex Thomson strip.

2 page text story "Human Chessmen"

Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Pencils ? (spot illo)
Inks ? (spot illo)
Letters typeset

6 page Clip Carson story "Mr. Z."

Characters Clip Carson; V: Mr. Z.
Genre adventure
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp

1 page fillers filler "Curios and Take My Word"

Genre fact
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Notes 1st ? Henry Boltinoff filler strip. Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

9 page Zatara story "The Platinum Idol"

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