Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1938
Editing: Vin Sullivan (credited as Vincent A. Sullivan) (editor)
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Indian (fighting eagle)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

First issue published by Detective Comics, Inc.

Brand New!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 0.25 page

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[The Train Robbery, Part 25]
(Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:western-frontier

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 4)

Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Joe Shuster (credited)
Inks:
Joe Shuster (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery; crime
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Steve Carson, ace agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is engaged in what he considers the most important task of his life: convincing children of the need for rigid safety observance.
  • Keywords:Junior Federal Men Club
    • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Junior Federal Men Club
Radio Squad a reckless driver
Synopsis:
Steve Carson gives a talk to students at a school on the importance of safety.

Indexer Notes

Larry Trent is mistakenly called Larry Dugan in this story. The bottom 1/3 of the last page features an image of Carson and reminds readers to be safe and observant when crossing the street.

[Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 10]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Nadir, Master of Magic / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
Pencils:
Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
Inks:
Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery
Characters:
Nadir; The Captain (death); Sammy (introduction); the Renegade (introduction)

[The Pirate Ship, Part 1]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Rusty and His Pals / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (credited, signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; children
Characters:
Rusty; Specs; Tubby; Chen Fu (villain)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Odds 'n Ends / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Sheldon Moldoff (credited as Moldoff) (signed)
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff (credited as Moldoff) (signed)
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff (credited as Moldoff) (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction; sports
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Don Budge America's top-ranking tennis player...
  • Keywords:baseball; boxing; tennis
Characters:
Don Budge; Carl Hubbell; Pedro Montanez; Jack Dempsey

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Don Coyote / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Ray Burley (credited as R. A. Burley)
Pencils:
Ray Burley (credited as R. A. Burley)
Inks:
Ray Burley (credited as R. A. Burley)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wotta Gal! I love blonde hitch hikers!
Characters:
Don Coyote

Indexer Notes

Black and white.

Smoke-Eater's Dessert
(Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Goofo the Great / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Pencils:
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Inks:
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wait'll I meet Goofo!
Characters:
Goofo

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Puzzle Teasers / activity / 1 page

Script:
Walter Wellman (credited)
Pencils:
Walter Wellman (credited)
Inks:
Walter Wellman (credited)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction

[The Red Hatchet, Part 4]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Dale Daring / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
Pencils:
Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
Inks:
Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; detective-mystery
Characters:
Captain Don Brewster; Ali; Dale Daring; Mr. Daring; Wing Fu (villain)
Synopsis:
Captain Brewster and Ali pursue Dale's captors.

Captain Desmo Flies Again!
(Table of Contents: 13)

Captain Desmo / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Pencils:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Inks:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; aviation
Characters:
Captain Desmo (a pilot); Genghis Ahkim (Introduction, villain); Audry Reynolds
Synopsis:
Capt. Desmo takes on a horde of mongol bandits.

[Shaved Cactus]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Professor Doolittle / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Bob Kane (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Bob Kane (credited, signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Prof. Doolittle (intro)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 15)

"Click" Evans, Newsreel Cameraman / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Maurice Kashuba (credited)
Pencils:
Maurice Kashuba (credited)
Inks:
Maurice Kashuba (credited)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Nearing the war zone, we find our hero beginning his dangerous assignment...
Characters:
Click Evans (intro, a newsreel cameraman)

Indexer Notes

only appearance

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 16)

Ol' Oz Bopp / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Pencils:
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Inks:
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Blame it! Here comes that salesman!

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 17)

Cal 'n' Alec / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Ray Burley (credited as R. A. Burley)
Pencils:
Ray Burley (credited as R. A. Burley)
Inks:
Ray Burley (credited as R. A. Burley)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; humor; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, if I gotta get supper, you can stake the burro out for the night...

[Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons, Part 9]
(Table of Contents: 18)

Detective Sergeant Carey / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Joe Donohoe (credited)
Pencils:
Joe Donohoe (credited)
Inks:
Joe Donohoe (credited)
Colors:
? (red, black & white)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Sin Fu (villain)

Indexer Notes

First two pages black, white, and red; last two pages black and white.

[Episode 4]
(Table of Contents: 19)

Robin Hood / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén)
Inks:
Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; historical
Characters:
Little John (introduction); The Merry Men (introduction)

[Rajah Marajah, Part 22]
(Table of Contents: 20)

Sandor and the Lost Civilization / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; jungle
Characters:
Rajah Maharajah (villain); Sandor

[Episode 21]
(Table of Contents: 21)

The Golden Dragon / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Tom Hickey (credited)
Pencils:
Tom Hickey (credited)
Inks:
Tom Hickey (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Ian Murray

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 22)

Sam the Porter / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Pencils:
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Inks:
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is a lovely hotel, Sam!

Odd Occupations
(Table of Contents: 23)

cartoon / 1 page

Script:
? [as Whitman]
Pencils:
? [as Whitman]
Inks:
? [as Whitman]
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction
Characters:
Father Hubbard; Lucy Wilhelmine Clausen; Carl Link; Virginia Rainier

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 24)

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
  2. Brand New!
    Action Comics
  3. [no title indexed]
  4. [The Train Robbery, Part 25]
    Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers
  5. ["Steve Carson, ace agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is engaged in what he considers the most important task of his life: convincing children of the need for rigid safety observance."]
    Federal Men
  6. [Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 10]
    Nadir, Master of Magic
  7. [The Pirate Ship, Part 1]
    Rusty and His Pals
  8. ["Don Budge America's top-ranking tennis player..."]
    Odds 'n Ends
  9. ["Wotta Gal! I love blonde hitch hikers!"]
    Don Coyote
  10. Smoke-Eater's Dessert
  11. ["Wait'll I meet Goofo!"]
    Goofo the Great
  12. [no title indexed]
    Puzzle Teasers
  13. [The Red Hatchet, Part 4]
    Dale Daring
  14. Captain Desmo Flies Again!
    Captain Desmo
  15. [Shaved Cactus]
    Professor Doolittle
  16. ["Nearing the war zone, we find our hero beginning his dangerous assignment..."]
    "Click" Evans, Newsreel Cameraman
  17. ["Blame it! Here comes that salesman!"]
    Ol' Oz Bopp
  18. ["Well, if I gotta get supper, you can stake the burro out for the night..."]
    Cal 'n' Alec
  19. [Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons, Part 9]
    Detective Sergeant Carey
  20. [Episode 4]
    Robin Hood
  21. [Rajah Marajah, Part 22]
    Sandor and the Lost Civilization
  22. [Episode 21]
    The Golden Dragon
  23. ["This is a lovely hotel, Sam!"]
    Sam the Porter
  24. Odd Occupations
  25. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
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