ACTION COMICS. published monthly by Detective Comics, Inc., 480 Lexington Ave., New York, N. Y. Second class entry pending at Post Office, New York, N. Y. under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates: 12 issues by mail in the United States, its possessions and Mexico, South America and Spain, $1.50; elsewhere $2.60. The Publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited material. Entire contents copyright 1938 by Detective Comics, Inc.
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
In the documentation for the testimony from Detective Comics, Inc. vs. Bruns (Fox) Publications April 6 and 7, 1939, the on sale date for this issue is described by Jack Liebowitz as being April 18, 1938.
This is confirmed again in the documentation for the Siegel lawsuit against Warner Bros (CASE NO. CV-04-8400-SGL (RZx)) published on March 26, 2008; the on sale date for this issue is listed as being April 18, 1938.
Title | Genre | Feature(s) | Character(s) |
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Illustration on Cover, Front |
superhero | Superman [Clark Kent] | |
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Story on Interior Page(s) |
superhero | Superman [Clark Kent] (introduction, origin) | |
The Coming of Superman
Story on Interior Page(s) |
superhero | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (unnamed); Lois Lane; Daily Star; Evelyn Curry; Bea Carroll (villain); Butch Matson (villain); Senator Barrows (villain); Alex Greer (villain) | |
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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) |
superhero | Superman [Clark Kent] | |
The A-G Gang
Story on Interior Page(s) |
adventure, western | Chuck Dawson; Notch Logan (villain); John Burwell (villain); "Trigger" Holt (villain); Butch (villain); Dan | |
The Mystery of the Freight Train Robberies
Story on Interior Page(s) |
occult | Zatara (introduction); Tong (introduction); Brady (death); Captain Kennedy; The Tigress (introduction, villain); Babcock (villain) | |
South Sea Strategy [Part 1]
Text Story on Interior Page(s) |
adventure | Bret Coleman; Cottonball; Merna Newton; Samuel Newton; South Seas natives (villains) | |
Sticky-Mitt Stimson
Story on Interior Page(s) |
crime | Sticky-Mitt Stimson | |
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Story on Interior Page(s) |
historical | Nicolo Polo; Uncle Maffeo; Marco Polo; Niku | |
The Light Heavyweight Championship
Story on Interior Page(s) |
adventure | Pep Morgan; Pop Burkett; Sailor Sorenson; Boomerang; O'Rourke; Doc Lowery (villain) | |
The International Jewel Thief
Story on Interior Page(s) |
adventure | Scoop Scanlon; Rusty James; Arnold (villain) | |
Murder in England
Story on Interior Page(s) |
adventure | Tex Thomson (introduction, see notes); Bob; Betty; unnamed gangster chief (intro, villain, death); Monk (villain); Sonja (villain) | |
Fred Astaire, Constance Bennett, Charles Boyer, Wheeler and Wollsey
Cartoon on Interior Page(s) |
celebrity | Fred Astaire; Constance Bennett; Charles Boyer; Wheeler; Woolsey | |
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Cartoon on Interior Page(s) |
informational | ||
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Advertisement on Interior Page(s) |