Issue Description

Fifth Columnists (Superman) -- 2. The Fur Thieves (Pep Morgan) -- 3. Facts -- 4. Return to Spain (Black Pirate) -- 5. Curios -- 6. Cartoon Candid Camera -- 7. The Mountain of Gold (Three Aces) -- 8. Blackmail (Mr. America) -- 9. Tale of a Mule -- 10. Curios -- 11. The Central American General (Clip Carson) -- 12. "I Got So Many Girls, I Gotta..." (Jest Jokin') -- 13. The Dude Ranch Kidnappers (Zatara) -- 14. Facts. Superman: Lois goes to Gladstone Hall to cover a meeting of the "Volunteers for Peace". The speaker, Steve Pemberton, argues against American rearmament, and claims that the Daily Planet is getting payoffs from the government to promote rearmament. This infuriates Lois, who storms onto the stage to confront him, but she is intercepted by the guards. As they try to throw her out, Superman arrives and rescues her. 
Returning to the hall later, Superman discovers that the real aim of the Volunteers is to sabotage several key targets to soften up Metropolis for an invasion by "Nation X". Superman manages to prevent the destruction of a bridge and the poisoning of the water supply, but then a wave of planes appears and starts to bomb Metropolis. Superman tackles the planes and manages to force the leader to order off the attack.
Meanwhile, Pemberton has taken over a radio station and is broadcasting a message telling people to surrender. When Superman confronts him, he tries to use Lois as a hostage, but Superman manages to defeat him and save Lois.

Action Comics (1938)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

In the early days of comics books, it was not the convention to name comics after specific characters. Rather comics bore generic names such as this one. Although this series featured Superman throughout, it thus bore this name, one which it has become famous for (and the name was kept after the launch of The New 52.) It was the fourth DC Comics title, and the first new one produced after Detective Comics spread beyond the one title (this was after it purchased More Fun Comics and New Adventure Comics.)

Starring: Lex Luthor (starting #890) until #900.

Second Feature: Captain Atom (#879-#889), Superboy (#892), Jimmy Olsen (#893-#896)

(Issues #601-642 are filed under Action Comics Weekly)

Collected EditionsSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus vol. 1 (#1-31)Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane vol. 1 (#539-541, 545, 546 & #551-554)Superman vs. Darkseid (#586)They Saved Luthor's Brain (#600, #668, #670-673, #676-678 )Panic in the Sky (#674-675)Death of Superman (#683-684)World Without Superman (#685-686)Superman: Funeral For A Friend (#685-686)Superman: Reign of the Supermen (#687-688)The Trial of Superman (#716-717)Transformed! (#729 & 732)DC Comics Presents: Superman #4 (#768, #771-773)Superman: Emperor Joker (#769-770)President Lex (#773)Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book One (#780-781)Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book Two (#782)Superman: Ending Battle (#795-796)DC Comics Presents: Superman #2 (#798)Godfall (Action Comics #812- 813, Adventures of Superman #625- 626 and Superman #202- 203)Superman: The Wrath of Gog (#814-819; backups #812-813)Superman: Sacrifice (Action Comics #829, Superman #218-220, Adventures of Superman #642-643 and Wonder Woman #219-220)Superman: Up, Up and Away! (#837-840)Superman: Back In Action (#841-843, plus stories from DC Comics Presents #4, #17 and #24)Superman: Last Son (#844-846, #851 and Action Comics Annual #11)The Third Kryptonian (Superman #668-670, Action Comics #847, Superman Annual #13)Redemption (Superman #659&666, Action Comics #848-849)3-2-1 Action (Superman #665, Action Comics #852-854, Legends of the DC Universe #14)Superman: Escape From Bizarro World (#855-857)Superman And The Legion of Super-Heroes (#858-863)Superman: Brainiac (#866-870)Superman: New Krypton Vol. 1 (#871)Superman: New Krypton Vol. 2 (#872-873)Superman: Nightwing And Flamebird Vol. 1 (#875-879 and Action Comics Annual #12)Superman: Codename Patriot (#880)Superman: Nightwing And Flamebird Vol. 2 (#883-889, Superman #696 and Adventure Comics #8-10)Superman: The Black Ring Vol. 1 (#890-895)Superman: The Black Ring Vol. 2 (#896-900; Action Comics Annual #13; Secret Six #29)Secret Six: Caution To the Wind (#897)Superman: Reign of Doomsday (#900-904)For Post-Flashpoint refer to Action Comics (Vol. 2)

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