Issue Description

Courtship of Adelbert Dribble (Superman) -- 2. Wheels of Jeopardy (Vigilante) -- 3. Carnage at the Carnival (Super Sleuth McFooey) -- 4. Poacher's Paradise (Congo Bill) -- 5. Sugar Puss -- 6. Flight into Freedom (Americommando) -- 7. Trouble Waters -- 8. The Sting of Death (Zatara) Superman: When Superman answers an appeal for help published in the want-ads of the Daily Planet, he ends up at the home of eccentric Adelbert Dribble. Dribble lures Superman into a rubber room which he seems unable to break out of, since the walls merely bounce under the impact of his fists.
With Superman out of the way, Dribble dons a Superman suit himself and with the aid of a propellor, flies off. Dribble's plan is to win the admiration of Bertha Bigge by pretending to be Superman. Dribble has paid some actors to pretend to be criminals so he can 'capture' them. However, while Dribble is acting out his Superman role, some real criminals abduct Bertha, hoping to hold her hostage to prevent Superman from interfering in their plans.
The real Superman agrees to help Dribble find Bertha, but only if he confesses to her that he isn't really Superman. Dribble agrees, and the pair find Bertha and defeat the kidnappers. However, before Dribble can confess his deception, Bertha makes him promise to do something to alleviate the drought that has been plaguing Metropolis. Dribble reluctantly agrees.
He discovers a mountain lake above Metropolis, and steals some dynamite to blow up the mountain ridge, allowing the lake to drain into the water reservoir. However, he misjudges the size of the lake, and causes a flood.
Superman saves the day by damming the lake, and Dribble confesses to Bertha that he isn't really Superman, becoming immensely relieved when she tells him she loves him even more now that she knows he's an ordinary man.

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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