| Issue | #12 |
| Published | September-October 1941 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff; Mort Weisinger] |
| Characters | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | in Superman From the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #nn (1971); in Superman From the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #nn; in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Niles Grant; Nan Wilson; Carl Bogart (villain, intro) |
| Synopsis | For doing such a great job, Lois and Clark are given a cruise vacation aboard the "Grenodier", where they meet Nan Wilson, who has inherited Pogo Island, and she invites the two to visit her island. But the superstitious natives believe that Nan is a witch and several attempts are made on her life. Superman, however, discovers that the island is being used as a base for submarines belonging to a foreign nation which prey on merchant marine vessels in neutral waters. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (layouts) (signed); Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | Leo Nowak? [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman (inset) |
| Synopsis | Superman discusses "responsibility" with his club members, there is Superman Secret Code message in Code Mars No. 3, and a coupon available for readers to join the Supermen of America. |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (spot illustration) |
| Inks | Paul Cassidy (spot illustration) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (February, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Allan Roy Dafoe |
| Synopsis | Ad for Baby Ruth candy bars. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (February, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Thomas Corday (cameo, death); Daniel Steele (cameo, death); Robert Starbuck (cameo, death); Eugene Starbuck; Burton Steele; Senator McPhail; Max Binder; Malford; Bryson; "The Boss" (villain, intro); Chips (villain, death) |
| Synopsis | After investigating three mysterious deaths, Clark Kent writes an article on the deaths, which he believes are actually murders, carried out by the same man, a man of unusual criminal intelligence. When Superman investigates, he discovers the case is much more complex than Kent first thought, but proves his theory to be correct. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | Leo Nowak? [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Little Orphan Annie |
| Synopsis | Ad for Quaker Puffed Wheat Sparkies, using Annie to promote "free" gifts readers can send for, using Sparkies guarantee seals and money. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Letters | ?; typeset (some) |
| Notes | Entire sequence added by Craig Delich (February, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Synopsis | Frank reviews "Men of Iron" by Howard Pyle and "Clear for Action" by Stephen W. Meader. |
| Genre | review |
| Script | Josette Frank (signed) |
| Pencils | Cliff Young (signed) (2 illustrations) |
| Inks | Cliff Young (signed) (2 illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Synopsis | Filler consists of three non-related cartoons. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Ray McGill |
| Pencils | Ray McGill |
| Inks | Ray McGill |
| Letters | Ray McGill |
| Notes | Credits added by Craig Delich (February, 2006). The last half of this page are ads for Batman #6 and All-Star Comics #6 (both showing the covers). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Stanley Pelham; Sam Spencer; Calvin Denby (villain, intro); The Grotak Bund (villains, intro) |
| Synopsis | After a series of explosions at American defense industries, Superman rounds up members of the Grotak Bund, an organization that has orders to destroy certain American factories to seriously slow down U.S. defense operations. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Synopsis | Comprised of four separate gag cartoons. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
| Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | The last third of this page is an illustrated ad, featuring Superman for "Superman Moccasins". |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | James Crewe (villain); Ames; Smith (a detective) |
| Synopsis | Old Ames, bookkeeper for the Chalmers Real Estate Company, was puzzled about a robbery made by two armed thugs, and the reason for that puzzlement could only mean one thing: the robbery was an inside job! |
| Genre | crime |
| Script | Roger Forrest (signed) |
| Pencils | ? (large illustration) |
| Inks | ? (large illustration) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | The second page of the text story has a few ads plus an illustrated promo for the August issue of Prize Comics, showing Yank and Doodle. Notes added by Craig Delich (February, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Steven Decatur |
| Synopsis | Profile of Steve Decatur's famous words, "Our Country, Right or Wrong!", given as a toast. |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Fred Ray? |
| Pencils | Fred Ray [as Fray] (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Ray [as Fray] (signed) |
| Notes | The last half of this page is a promotional house ad for All-Flash Quarterly #1 and Mutt & Jeff (both covers shown). Synopsis and notes added by Craig Delich (February, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Synopsis | Comprised of six one-panel gag cartoons. |
| Genre | gags |
| Script | Ray McGill (signed) |
| Pencils | Ray McGill (signed) |
| Inks | Ray McGill (signed) |
| Letters | Ray McGill |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dudley Barnes (death); Allen Masters (villain, death); Stephen Cardine (villain, reforms, death); Lex Luthor (villain); Bill Grimes (villain, reforms, death); von Harbitz (villain, reforms, death) |
| Synopsis | Lois and Clark excitedly listen to a story by a scientist, who tells them of a forced visit he made to Baracoda Island, where giant animals were artifically being breeded. However, when he discovered that he had become part of a plot to use the animals to conquer the world and set up a scientific dictatorship, he wanted no part of it and escaped to warn the outside world. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman |
| Synopsis | The top half of the page is a promotional ad for Action Comics #39, while the bottom half of the page promotes the Superman Radio Show, listing the radio stations nationwide which carry its broadcasts. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | (various) |
| Inks | (various) |
| Characters | Superman; Batman & Robin; Doctor Fate; Green Lantern; Flash; Starman |
| Synopsis | Promotional ad for World's Finest Comics #2, More Fun Comics #70, Detective Comics #54, All-American Comics #29, Adventure Comics #65, Flash Comics #20, and Action Comics #39. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | (various) |
| Inks | (various) |
| Letters | ?; most typeset |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (February, 2006). |