| Issue | #5 |
| Published | 2000 |
| Cover Price | 49.95 USD |
| Pages | 224 |
| Editing | Dale Crain |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Colors | Jason Lyons |
| Characters | Lois Lane |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Mike Carlin |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Colors | Digital Chameleon |
| Characters | Superman; Tojo; Hitler |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #17 (July-August 1942) |
| Characters | Superman; The Talon [Albert Caldwell] (intro, villain); Lois Lane; Perry White; Luthor (cameo); Ultra (cameo); Eustace Watson (cameo) |
| Synopsis | Lois first suspects that Clark Kent is Superman, but he quickly convinces her he is not with some razzle dazzle super speed. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Colors | ? (painted) |
| Notes | Pencils credited to John Sikela in Superman Archives 5. This is the only story during the 1940's in which Lois thinks Clark is Superman. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #17 (July-August 1942) |
| Characters | Superman; Watkins (intro, villain); Jimmy Olsen (with red hair); Sgt. Casey; Perry White; Lois Lane |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Leo Nowak [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Inks | Leo Nowak [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Notes | Superman has a yellow "S" on red background on his cape. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #17 (July-August 1942) |
| Characters | Superman; Superman's Mountain Retreat (intro, precursor to the Fortress of Solitude); Jake Massey (intro, villain); Lois Lane |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | John Sikela [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Inks | John Sikela [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #17 (July-August 1942) |
| Characters | Superman; Lex Luthor (villain, temporarily gains super-powers); the Powerstone; Lois Lane; Perry White |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | John Sikela [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Inks | John Sikela [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Notes | Sequel to story in ACTION COMICS #47. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #17 (July-August 1942) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Fred Ray |
| Inks | Fred Ray |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #18 (September-October 1942) |
| Characters | Superman; Villian: Carl Bland (Intro), Nazi sympathizers (Intro), Perry White, Lois Lane |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | John Sikela [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Inks | John Sikela [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Notes | Superman has a red "S" on yellow background on his cape. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #18 (September-October 1942) |
| Characters | Superman; Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Perry White |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Leo Nowak [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Inks | Leo Nowak [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Notes | Superman has a yellow "S" on yellow background on his cape. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #18 (September-October 1942) |
| Characters | Superman; Villain: The Man With the Cane (Intro; Jim Mason), Perry White, Lois Lane, Daily Planet Building? |
| Synopsis | Perry goes on vacation and leaves Lois as editor. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Notes | Superman has a yellow "S" in yellow shield on his cape, except when it's red. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #18 (September-October 1942) |
| Characters | Superman; Villain: The Snake (Intro,Dies: Bill Chantey), Lois Lane |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Leo Nowak [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Inks | Leo Nowak [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Notes | Yellow S on yellow Shield on cape. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #18 (September-October 1942) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Burnley |
| Inks | Jack Burnley |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #19 (November-December 1942) |
| Characters | Funnyface (intro, villain); Detective Crane (intro); Prince Peril (intro); Solitary Rider (intro); Streak Duga (intro); Happy Daze (intro) (comic strip heroes); Superman; Lois Lane; Perry white |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Notes | Funny Face is a dead ringer for Jerry Siegel. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #19 (November-December 1942) |
| Characters | Superman; Skeet Monahan (intro, villain); Lois Lane; Perry White |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Leo Nowak [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Inks | Leo Nowak [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Notes | Most of the story is a dream. Superman has a yellow "S" on his cape. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #19 (November-December 1942) |
| Characters | Superman; Mr. Z [Oscar Lanchester] (intro, villain); Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Leo Nowak [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Inks | Leo Nowak [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Notes | Superman has a red "S" on his cape, except when it's yellow. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #19 (November-December 1942) |
| Characters | Superman; Lois Lane; animated Superman; animated Lois |
| Synopsis | Clark and Lois go to the movies to watch the first Fleisher Superman cartoon, "The Mad Scientist". |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel [as Jerome Siegel] (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (pencil layouts); Ed Dobrotka (finished pencils) |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Notes | The Archives do not credit Shuster's pencil layouts. This story is sometimes included in lists of "Imaginary Stories" but technically it's not. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #19 (November-December 1942) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Burnley |
| Inks | Jack Burnley |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #20 (January-February 1943) |
| Characters | Superman; Villain: Ironjaw Grogan (Intro), Lois Lane, Perry White, cameos: Luthor, Puzzler, Prankster, Adonis, Ultra, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson |
| Synopsis | A practical joke by Lois exposes Clark's secret identity, forcing Clark Kent to "masquerade" as Superman. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Inks | John Sikela [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Notes | Newspaper text on splash mentions Ed Dobrotka, Wayne Boring, Whitney Ellsworth, Harry Donenfeld, & Jack Liebowitz. Superman has a yellow "S" on his cape. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #20 (January-February 1943) |
| Characters | Superman; Adolf Hitler, Herr Fange (Intro, Dies), Lois Lane |
| Synopsis | Superman battles a Nazi controlled Sea Serpent. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Inks | John Sikela [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #20 (January-February 1943) |
| Characters | Superman; Intro: Herman the Heroic; Villain: The Leopard (Intro: Sam Kennedy), Lois Lane, Perry White |
| Synopsis | Superman meets Herman The Heroic, a super hero wantabe. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | John Sikela [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Inks | John Sikela [ghosting for Joe Shuster] |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #20 (January-February 1943) |
| Characters | Superman; The Puzzler |
| Synopsis | Superman battles the Puzzler. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Notes | yellow S on cape. Pencils credited to Ed Dobrotka in the Archive. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #20 (January-February 1943) |
| Genre | bio |
| Script | Joe Desris; Rich Morrissey; Mark Waid |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | bios of Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster; Jack Burnley; Ed Dobrotka; Leo Nowak; Fred Ray; and John Sikela |