Issue Details

Issue	#33
Published	February 1941
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth, Murray Boltinoff

Cover Details

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

13 page Superman story "The Lumber Millionaire's Will"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White appearance (1st in Action); Lois Lane; Ken Hall [D]; Villains: Francois Bernier [D], Brett Hall [D], Cliff [D].
Synopsis	When the profits from a huge lumber mill operations, which normally go to under-privileged children, start disappearing, it becomes a job for the Man of Steel!
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks	Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Notes	Superman has a blue "S" on cape. 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 Gas Rifle"

Characters	Pep Morgan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp

4 page The Black Pirate story "The Capture of the Queen of the Seas"

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

6 page Three Aces story "The Treasure of Kublai Khan"

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.

2 page Just Like Junior filler

Genre

gag

8 page Mr. America story "The Origin of Mr. America"

Characters	Mister America [Tex Thomson] (1st as Mr. America, later as Americommando in #54, origin of Mr. America).
Genre	superhero
Script	Ken Fitch
Pencils	Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks	Bernard Baily (signed)
Notes	Continuation of the Tex Thomson strip.

2 page text story "Human Chessmen"

Genre	adventure
Script	Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Pencils	? (spot illo)
Inks	? (spot illo)
Letters	typeset

6 page Clip Carson story "Mr. Z."

Characters	Clip Carson; V: Mr. Z.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp

1 page fillers filler "Curios and Take My Word"

Genre	fact
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Notes	1st ? Henry Boltinoff filler strip. Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

9 page Zatara story "The Platinum Idol"

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