Issue Details

Issue	#34
Published	March 1941
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth, Murray Boltinoff

Cover Details

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Fred Ray
Inks	Fred Ray
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

13 page Superman story "The Coal Mine Heiress"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Doris Laurey; Villains: Jim Laurey, Crawford.
Synopsis	Clark Kent gets the assignment to look into a young heiress, who has only only inherited her late father's coal mines, but intends to operate them.....that is, until her Uncle decides to put her out of the way.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks	Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Notes	Superman next appears in World's Best #1 on sale 2/10/41. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.
Reprinted	In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

6 page Pep Morgan story "The Sailing Spies"

Characters	Pep Morgan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp

4 page Black Pirate story "Trapped on the Junk"

Characters	The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]
Genre	period
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff

Half page True-isms filler

Genre	fact
Script	Henryu Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Notes	Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

6 page Three Aces story "The Treasure of Kublai Khan] [Part 2"

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 8-24-08.

Half page Shorty filler

Genre	gag
Script	Fred Schwab
Pencils	Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Inks	Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Notes	Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

8 page Mr. America story "The Munitions Magnate"

Characters	Mr. America [Tex Thomson]
Genre	superhero
Script	Ken Fitch
Pencils	Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks	Bernard Baily (signed)

2 page text story "Safe Passage"

Genre	adventure
Script	John Hilton (signed)
Pencils	Cliff Young (spot illos)
Inks	Cliff Young (spot illos)
Letters	typeset

6 page Clip Carson story "The Giant of the Lumberjacks"

Characters	Clip Carson
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp

1 page Peter and His Pup filler

Characters	Peter
Genre	gag
Script	Ray McGill
Pencils	Ray McGill
Inks	Ray McGill
Letters	Ray McGill
Notes	Writer & letterer credits added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

Half page It's a Fact filler

Genre

fact

Half page Danny Dubb filler

Characters	Danny Dubb
Genre	gag
Pencils	Stan Aschmeier
Inks	Stan Aschmeier

9 page Zatara story "Get Zatara"

Characters	Zatara
Genre	occult
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Joseph Sulman
Inks	Joseph Sulman