Issue Description

The Pirate of Pleasure Island (Superman) -- 2. Capt. Hewitt T. "Shorty" Wheless (Supermen of the U.S. Army) -- 3. Laffs -- 4. The Rookie who Fought a Ghost (Vigilante) -- 5. Fire Over Yunnanfu Road (Three Aces) -- 6. Destination Berlin (Americommandos) -- 7. The Old Fireball -- 8. Chief Hot Foot -- 9. Idol of Doom (Congo Bill) -- 10. Tickets, Please -- 11. Recipe for Robbery (Zatara)

Superman: Young Stanley Finchcomb is punished by his father whenever he plays pirates with his friends or reads any books on pirates, and he is forbidden from going into the attic of their house.

Years later, Stanley's father finally relents and takes Stanley into the attic to show him a vast collection of pirate memorabilia, all collected from his ancestors. The most notorious pirate in Stanley's past, however, is Captain Ironfist. Stanley's father reveals that he is terrified that Stanley will inherit the evil of his ancestors and makes him promise to be a law-abiding citizen as he grows up.

When Stanley becomes a man, he creates an amusement park called Pleasure Island, but he finds his thoughts turning more and more towards pirates. One day, in his study, the ghost of Captain Ironfist leaps out of a painting and takes possession of Stanley. Together, they launch a career of crime on the high seas, using Pleasure Island as a cover, where one of the boats doubles as the Merry Anne, Ironfist's old pirate vessel.

While Lois and Clark are visiting Pleasure Island, Lois triggers a hidden panel on the boat and disappears. Later, when the Merry Anne puts out to sea in search of Ironfist's next victim, Lois is discovered, tied up and thrown overboard. Superman saves her and overpowers Ironfist and his crew.

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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