| Issue | #51 |
| Published | August 1942 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth, [Mort Weisinger, Murray Bolitnoff (assistants)] |
| Notes | Credited to Wayne Boring in the Abbeville Press "Superman in Action Comics" book. Ray credits verified to Craig Delich by Fred Ray and Jack Burnley. |
| Characters | Superman; V: The Prankster. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Credited to Wayne Boring in the Abbeville Press "Superman in Action Comics" book. Ray credits verified to Craig Delich by Fred Ray and Jack Burnley. |
| Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #3 (2001). |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; V: the Prankster, (I), Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Perry White. |
| Synopsis | Clark and Lois are directed to a story involving a weird figure calling himself the Prankster, who breaks into a bank, only to leave a black bag "on deposit" that is chock full of money. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster) |
| Inks | John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster) |
| Notes | Archives credits pencils to Ed Dobrotka. New art id by Craig Delich and Bob Hughes 6/05. Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-7-08. |
| Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #3 (2001). |
| Characters | Captain Arthur Wermuth |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Cliff Young? |
| Inks | Cliff Young? |
| Characters | The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; V: "Brain" Storms. |
| Synopsis | Greg Sanders returns to his old home town out west, only to find criminals from the city have gone there to get away from him. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Joe Samachson? |
| Pencils | Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton) |
| Inks | Cliff Young |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-7-08. |
| Characters | Three Aces: Fog Fortune, Gunner Bill and Whistler Will. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Inks | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Characters | Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley]. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Ken Fitch |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Notes | Strip is continued next issue as The Americommandos. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Ed McGee (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Ray McGill |
| Pencils | Ray McGill |
| Inks | Ray McGill |
| Letters | Ray McGill |
| Notes | Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 9-7-08. |
| Characters | Congo Bill |
| Genre | jungle |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Notes | Writer revision from Fred Ray? to ? by Craig Delich 9-7-08. |
| Characters | Shorty |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-7-08. |
| Characters | Jerry |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-7-08. |
| Characters | Zatara |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Joseph Sulman |
| Inks | Joseph Sulman |