Issue Description

"Crime's Comedy King!" (Siegel/Sikela) featuring Superman - The Prankster is waiting in crime lord Ruggles' study, and has a bizarre proposition for him: if Ruggles gives the Prankster $100,000, the Prankster promises to return $1 million to him within a month. Ruggles's greed overcomes his caution, and he gives the Prankster the money. The Prankster's first action is to head to the police station, where he publicly donates $50,000 to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ostriches, and then turns himself in. However, he is soon out of jail, as the charity's donors post bail for him. Shortly afterwards, a series of thefts afflicts the rich residents of Metropolis. The Prankster now returns to Ruggles with the million he promised him and reveals that access to the wealthy allowed him to break into their homes and steal their prize possessions. Superman arrives but the Prankster tricks him into knocking himself out. Before the Prankster can escape from Ruggles, Ruggles' goons capture him and tie him to a naval firing range. When Superman recovers, he captures Ruggles, only to find that the Prankster has managed to escape yet again."The Feud of Rimfire Ridge!" (Meskin/Paris) featuring the Vigilante - Greg decides to take a vacation in the mountains, only to find himself drawn into the middle of a feud."Veiled Desert Bandits!" (Fox/Cazeneuve) featuring the Three Aces"Mightier than the Sword" (Greene/Baily) featuring Americommando [Tex Thomson]"The Galloping Ghosts" featuring Congo Bill - Bill investigates the disappearance of an explorer in Argentina."Treasure Trove" (Sulman) featuring Zatara

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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