| Issue | #52 |
| Published | September 1942 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth, [Mort Weisinger, Murray Bolitnoff (assistants)] |
| Notes | This cover featuring all of the Action heroes has been reprinted often. |
| Characters | Superman; Zatara; Congo Bill; Vigilante; Americommando. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | This cover featuring all of the Action heroes has been reprinted often. |
| Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #3 (2001). |
| Characters | Superman [Clark kent]; V: The Emperor of America [I]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White. |
| Synopsis | The President of the United States his position in favor of The Emperor, who uses a non-resistance ray to take over America without firing a shot. He doesn't count on Superman providing any opposition, however. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | John Sikela? (signed as Joe Shuster) |
| Inks | John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster) |
| Notes | An imaginary story in post-war America, 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). |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Cliff Young? |
| Inks | Cliff Young? |
| Characters | The Vigilante (Greg Sanders](origin); Stuff. |
| Synopsis | Greg's show is almost pulled off the air until he learns how to make the jive with some classical kids who've had their instruments heisted by Jiggers Jolton. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Joe Samachson? |
| Pencils | Mort Meskin [signed as Mort Morton] |
| Inks | Cliff Young |
| Notes | Tells his origin and reveals secret ID to Stuff. Writer id by Bob Hughes 6/05. |
| Characters | Pvt. Pete |
| Genre | military humor |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Characters | Three Aces: Fog Fortune, Gunner Bill and Whistler Will. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Inks | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-7-08. |
| Characters | Mr. America [Tex Thomson]. |
| Synopsis | Mr. America catches an escaped spy. |
| Genre | war; superhero |
| Script | Joseph Greene |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Notes | A continuation of Mr. America- writer per Bails via Delich 5/05. Although billed as Americommandos, strip still features Mr. America and Fatman. Fatman does not appear in this story. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Tex Slade (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Little Gertie |
| Genre | gag |
| Characters | Congo Bill |
| Genre | jungle |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Characters | Pvt. Pete |
| Genre | military humor |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Genre | gag |
| Characters | Zatara |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Joseph Sulman |
| Inks | Joseph Sulman |