Action Comics Vol 1 3



 Superman Battles Death Underground 

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Month: August Year: 1938

Credits
Editor in Chief: Vincent Sullivan Head Writer: Jerry Siegel Pencilers: Joe Shuster Cover Artists: Leo O'Mealia Inkers: Joe Shuster Editors: Vincent Sullivan

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Superman
 * Stanislaw Kober
 * George Taylor
 * Thornton Blakely

Locations:
 * Cleveland
 * Blakelytown
 * Blakely Coal Mine

Items:
 * None

First Appearances: Stanislaw Kober (a miner); Thornton Blakely (owner of the Blakely Coal Mine) Final Appearances: Stanislaw Kober; Thornton Blakely

Synopsis:

Scoop Scanlon
 Murder at the Blue Bird Dance Palace 

Credits
Pencilers: Will Ely Inkers: Will Ely

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Scoop Scanlan
 * Rusty
 * "Bat" Wilson (no appearance)
 * Butch

Locations:
 * Blue Bird Dance Palace
 * Police headquarters

Items: None.

First Appearances: Butch (a mob thug) Final Appearances: Butch

Synopsis:

Pep Morgan
 Wins A Doubleheader 

Credits
Pencilers: Gene Baxter Inkers: Gene Baxter

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Pep Morgan
 * Davis
 * Blackie

Locations:
 * Blue Bird Dance Palace
 * Police headquarters

Items:
 * Red Racer

First Appearances: Davis (a rival race car driver); Blackie (a mob thug) Final Appearances: Davis; Blackie

Synopsis:

Credits
Pencilers: Russel Cole Inkers: Russel Cole

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Shifty Simpson

First Appearances: Shifty Simpson Final Appearances: Shifty Simpson

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Marco Polo
The Adventures of Marco Polo

Credits
Pencilers: Sven Elven Inkers: Sven Elven

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Marco Polo

First Appearances: No first appearances Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Credits
Head Writer: Dick Lawlor

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Captain Blake
 * Ted Farrell

First Appearances: Captain Blake (captain of the Harbor City); Ted Farrell (second mate of the Harbor City) Final Appearances: Captain Blake; Ted Farrell Synopsis: This is a two-page text story with illustrations.

Tex Thompson
 The Sealed City (Part II) 

Credits
Head Writer: Ken Fitch Pencilers: Bernard Baily Inkers: Bernard Baily

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Tex Thompson
 * Bob Daley
 * Gorrah
 * Daroka
 * Scharem
 * Hawntem
 * The true Gorrah of the Sealed City

First Appearances: Daroka (Gorrah's servant); Scharem (Gorrah's servant); Hawntem (Gorrah's servant); the true Gorrah of the Sealed City Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Chuck Dawson
(The A-G Gang, Part III)
 * Story not titled in this issue, see second Note below

Credits
Pencilers: Homer Fleming Inkers: Homer Fleming

Synopsis
Cast of Characters: First Appearances: Steve (Burwell's hired gun) Final Appearances: No final appearances Locations: Synopsis:
 * Chuck Dawson
 * Blacky (behind the scenes, hidden from Dawson by John Burwell)
 * "Trigger" Holt
 * Butch
 * Sheriff of Red Gulch
 * John Burwell
 * Steve
 * Earth-Two
 * United States
 * Texas
 * Red Gulch

Zatara
 And Death from the Air 

Credits
Head Writer: Fred Guardineer Pencilers: Fred Guardineer Inkers: Fred Guardineer

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Zatara
 * Police commissioner
 * The Tigress
 * Tong
 * Bill
 * Mike

First Appearances: Police commissioner; Bill (a member of The Tigress' gang); Mike (a member of The Tigress' gang) Final Appearances: Bill; Mike

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

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 * Action Comics
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 * All-Star Squadron
 * Superman (Volume 1)

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