| Issue | #56 |
| Published | January 1943 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual) |
| Characters | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | John Sikela |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Notes | Art id by Craig Delich. |
| Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005). |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Emil Loring (Intro) |
| Synopsis | An insane architect tries to destroy some of America's greatest historical structures so that they might not overshadow his creation of what he believes to be the world's tallest building. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster) |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Notes | Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-21-08. |
| Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005) |
| Characters | Robert L. Golay |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Cliff Young? |
| Inks | Cliff Young? |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08. |
| Characters | The Vigilante [Greg Sanders] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Mort Meskin [as Morton Jr.] (signed) |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Characters | Clancy |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08. |
| Characters | Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will] |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Inks | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08. |
| Characters | Americommando [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley] |
| Genre | war |
| Script | Joseph Greene |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Notes | Writer per Jerry Bails via Craig Delich 5/05. Last appearance of Fatman. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | John Hilton (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Congo Bill |
| Genre | jungle |
| Pencils | Edwin Smalle? |
| Inks | Edwin Smalle? |
| Characters | Pvt. Pete |
| Genre | military humor |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08. |
| Characters | Silly Willy |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08. |
| Characters | Zatara |
| Genre | occult |
| Pencils | Joseph Sulman |
| Inks | Joseph Sulman |