| Issue | #40 |
| Published | September 1941 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth, [Mort Weisinger, Murray Bolitnoff (assistants)] |
| Characters | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #3 (2001). |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Nancy Thorgeson; Morgan Thorgeson; V: Parello. |
| Synopsis | A millionaire agrees to pay $100,000 to charity if Superman helps to straighten out his wayward daughter who spends money as if it were water as various gambling establishments. Only when an emergency arises does the girl see herself in a different vein. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster) |
| Inks | John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster) |
| Notes | Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-1-08. |
| Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #3 (2001). |
| Characters | Pep Morgan |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Characters | The Black Pirate [Jon Valor] |
| Genre | period |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Characters | Pvt. Pete |
| Genre | military humor |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-1-08. |
| 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 9-1-08. |
| Characters | Middy |
| Genre | military humor |
| Characters | Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; Bob Daley; V: The Purple Gang. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Ken Fitch |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Robert Stowe (signed) |
| Pencils | ? (spot illos) |
| Inks | ? (spot illos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Congo Bill |
| Genre | jungle |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Notes | Writer credit revised from Fred Ray? to ? by Craig Delich 9-1-08. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Hal Sherman |
| Inks | Hal Sherman |
| Notes | With a picture of Jerry Siegel. |
| Characters | Zatara |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Joseph Sulman |
| Inks | Joseph Sulman |