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Palace of Perilous Play; Dear Diary; When Giants Meet; Robbers' Roost

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

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Penciller(s): Wayne Boring

Inker(s): George Roussos ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Superman

Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane

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Pages: 1

Superman Appears Every Month in Action Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): various

Inker(s): various

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

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Pages: 1

Notes: House ad, located on the inside front cover. A shield surrounds small cover reproductions of the current issues of Action Comics, Adventure Comics, All-American Comics, Detective Comics, Flash Comics, More Fun Comics, Sensation Comics, and Star Spangled Comics. No additional illustrations.

The Palace of Perilous Play!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Penciller(s): Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inker(s): Don Komisarow [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Superman

Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Lottie Lovemore; Toyman [Winslow Schott] (villain)

Synopsis: Superman struggles with the schemes of the terrible Toyman, who is out to design coin machines that will make him rich and devices that will give him revenge on the Man of Tomorrow.

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Pages: 12

Energy on the Alert!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Baby Ruth

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Pages: 1

When Giants Meet!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Penciller(s): Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inker(s): Don Komisarow [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Superman

Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Paul Bunyan (introduction, meets Superman in a fantasy tale); Babe (Bunyan's ox)

Synopsis: While up in the big north woods in search of background material for articles on the lumbering industry, Clark and Lois listen to an entertaining tale about the time Superman and Paul Bunyan actually met. But when one of the listeners refuses to believe that Superman is real, the Man of Steel puts in an appearance when the cabin everyone is in is hit by lightning.

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Pages: 12

Notes: Proto-imaginary story.

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Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Clancy the Cop

Character(s): Clancey

First Line: A guy's gotta have some company!

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Pages: 0.67

[untitled]

Statement of Ownership on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 0.33

[untitled]

Advertisement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? [as Rex] (signed)

Inker(s): ? [as Rex] (signed)

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Wheaties

First Line: Butch ain't got de nerve to hit this new kid...

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Pages: 1

Robbers' Roost!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Penciller(s): Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inker(s): Don Komisarow [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Superman

Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Hiram Pardee (introduction); Percival Lister (villain); Arch Angler (villain, introduction); Fingers Falvey (villain); Timothy (villain); Porky (villain)

Synopsis: Superman has to help a gawky young fellow from a country farm, who arrives in Metropolis with an inherited fortune. The young man had promised his late uncle that he'd continue to take care of pigeons his uncle had raised, not knowing that a group of criminals are using those pigeons to move stolen gems from a jewelry heist.

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Pages: 11

Help Me Smash This Menace!

Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Shuster ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: opinion, superhero

Feature(s): Superman

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Feature(s): Private Pete

Character(s): Private Pete

First Line: Gosh, Pete, the top sergeant is in a real nasty mood today...

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Pages: 1

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Shuster ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Kellogg's Pep

Character(s): Superman

First Line: Boys! Girls! Eat the super cereal you hear all about on the Superman radio program

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Pages: 1

The Artistic Touch

Text Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): Ed Selby (credited)

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 2

Dear Diary!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): Don C. Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Penciller(s): Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inker(s): Don Komisarow [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Superman

Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Randall Rocksell; Goldie Gates (villain, introduction)

Synopsis: The notorious Goldie Gates convinces Randall Rocksell that if he will invest huge sums of money with him, that Rocksell will make a half-million a day on his investment. However, Superman discovers that Rocksell is being paid dividends with his own money and Gates is is perilously close to gaining the power of attorney over Rocksell's money and property.

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Pages: 12

Notes: Superman has a blue "S" on cape.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart

First Line: New Commando Krak-a-Jap Machine Gun

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Pages: 1

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Feature(s): Metro Publications

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover.

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): American Seed Co.

First Line: American Seeds for Victory Gardens

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover.