| Issue | #9 |
| Published | March-April 1941 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff] |
| Notes | Art confirmed by Fred Ray. All notes and synopses added by Craig Delich (Jan. 2006). |
| Characters | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Art confirmed by Fred Ray. All notes and synopses modified by Craig Delich 2010-1-1. |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Notes | Frontispiece. |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Major Lester; The Committee Against Militarism (some villains, intro); Senator Galsworthy (intro); Derwing (villain, intro) |
| Synopsis | Superman battles against some members of the Committee Against Militarism, whose leader is actually employed by a warring totalitarian nation, which wants to see to it that the United States does not re-arm, thus making it ripe for take-over. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman |
| Synopsis | Superman [thru the editors] tells his readers that, when he is not busy on a case, he likes to relax and envision what his club members do for relaxation and recreation. He tries to show the importance of every part of this nation. There is a secret Superman code message in Code Neptune No. 7 to decypher, and a coupon is provided for readers to fill out and send in to join the Supermen of America. |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (spot illustration) |
| Inks | Paul Cassidy (spot illustration) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Henrietta |
| Synopsis | Henrietta asks the mailman if there is a letter for her and he gives her one, which she finds out is from Henry. His letter has much mis-spelling it it, so she types him back a letter, critizing him for that [and her letter has many errors as well]! |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Fred Schwab |
| Pencils | Fred Schwab |
| Inks | Fred Schwab |
| Letters | Fred Schwab |
| Notes | The remainder of this page contains an ad from the H. E. Wills Company showing readers how easy it is to make money re-stringing tennis rackets. |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Fred Fitzsimmons; Gene Sarazen; Max Baer; Ted Lyons; Lefty Grove |
| Synopsis | This fact filler spotlights older professional athletes who made good. |
| Genre | sports; fact |
| Script | Jack Burnley |
| Pencils | Jack Burnley |
| Inks | Jack Burnley |
| Notes | Writer credit added and art credits verified by Burnley and added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Judge Crane; Sylvia Crane; Joe Gatson (villain, intro) |
| Synopsis | Superman prevents Judge Crane from committing suicide, and, after talking with the judge, discovers that his daughter has been kidnapped and will not be released unless the judge declares racketeering defendant Joe Gatson not guilty for his crimes. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Paul Cassidy? [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Synopsis | Ad for Butterfinger candy bars. |
| Letters | ?; typeset (some) |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; un-named evil scientist (villain, intro, death); Krawl (villain, intro, death); Tom Jepson (villain, intro) |
| Synopsis | Editor White sends Clark out to Lamson Laboratories to get to the bottom of an unknown person or persons causing problems at the lab in an attempt to force the W-142 formula out of Lamson, and Lois is sent to Swasey Swamp, which is said to be emanating powerful electrical discharges. When someone attempts to kill Kent, Superman begins to see a conection between the two situations, and intervenes in time to save the formula. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Paul Cassidy? [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman; Three Aces; The Black Pirate; Tex Thompson; Clip Carson; Zatara |
| Synopsis | Promotional illustrated house ad for all the features appearing each month in Action Comics. |
| Genre | superhero; adventure; occult |
| Pencils | various |
| Inks | various |
| Letters | ?; most typeset |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Raoul Deschamps; Captain Rogers; Smith |
| Synopsis | Captain Rogers and Smith were sitting in a London restaurant when a stranger walked in that they recognized as famed World War I flyer, Raoul Deschamps. But that startled Rogers because Raoul supposedly died in Flanders. Smith sat back and told him the story of that day in Flanders and the famed flyer wanting to go out and bomb the enemy positions alone....sheer suicide. Later that day, Smith and Rogers found Deschamps plane....wrecked, and the enemy flew over that position and dropped Deschamps goggles, helmet and ID tag near them, all picked up by Smith. To him, that proved the famed flyer was dead. But Smith hadn't finished the story. In that bundle of items dropped over him was a little doll belonging to Raoul's girlfriend. She never went anywhere without that doll, proving it was her that flew the plane that day and was killed, not Raoul. |
| Genre | war |
| Script | Frank Cooper (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Ray [as Ray] (signed) (spot illustration) |
| Inks | Fred Ray [as Ray] (signed) (spot illustration) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Statement of Ownership is found on this page, as well as a few ads and a half-page ad for Adventure Comics #59 (February, 1941)(with a Bernard Baily Hour-Man cover). Art credits by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Synopsis | The story is told of how the Superman Physical Development Club came into being. |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster? |
| Inks | Joe Shuster? |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Batman and Robin; Superman |
| Synopsis | Two one-half page ads: one for Batman #4 (Winter, 1941) on sale January 13th, and the other for the Superman Radio Show, listing the stations nationwide which air the show. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Bob Kane (on Batman cover); Joe Shuster (Superman figure) |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson (on Batman cover); Joe Shuster (on Superman figure) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Morton Carling (cameo, death); Marjorie Farnsworth; Mr. Lassiter (villain, intro); Mr. Jackson (villain, intro); Mr. Nelson (villain, intro) |
| Synopsis | The death of Morton Carling leads Lois, Sgt. Casey and Superman to uncovering the fact that the Jackson Jewelry Company was a front for a murder syndicate, which disguised the transfer of blood money as jewelry payments. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Inks | Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Synopsis | Advertisement by the Lancaster County Seed Company encouraging readers to sell their seeds to win prizes. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |
| Characters | The Justice Society of America [Hawkman; Green Lantern; Doctor Fate; Spectre; the Flash; Sandman; Hour-Man; Atom](cover to All-Star #4); Green Lantern; Spectre; Hour-Man; Flash (on covers of other issues) |
| Synopsis | Illustrated promotional house ad (with covers) promoting All-Star #4 (with dialogue concerning the JSA adventure in that issue), and Adventure Comics #59, Flash Comics #14, All-American Comics #23 and More Fun Comics #64, magazines in which the various JSA members have individual adventures. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Everett E. Hibbard; Sheldon Moldoff; Bernard Baily |
| Inks | Everett E. Hibbard; Sheldon Moldoff; Bernard Baily |
| Letters | ? (same letterer found in All-Star Comics #4); typeset (some) |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006). |
| Reprinted | in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #3 (1991) |