Issue Description

Fairyland Isle (Superman) -- 2. The Man Who Stole Time (Hayfoot Henry) -- 3. Nemesis of the Northland (Congo Bill) -- 4. Ticket to Death -- 5. The Chinatown Kid, Magician (Vigilante) -- 6. Sea-Going Sparklers (Zatara) Fifty years later, he is a millionaire and lives up to his vow by starting construction on Fairyland Isle, an amusement park near Metropolis. Nicholas wanted to play Santa for a Christmas opening, but construction is lagging behind schedule, so Superman takes a hand and completes the park at super speed. However, the next day, Nicholas decides to go fishing, and is apparently drowned when his rowboat capsizes.  
When his will is read some time later, he states that he wishes his fortune to be used to build more amusement parks for children, unless the first one proves to be dangerous to the children who visit. In that case, his fortune is to be divided among his three nephews, Jason, Ned and Ted. 
Although Jason is a reputable man, Ned and Ted are greedy and hire mob leader Fancy Dan to arrange some "accidents" at the park, on the condition that nobody is hurt. Dan, of course, wants $1 million as his cut when the nephews inherit, and isn't too concerned whether anyone gets hurt in the process. 
Opening arrives on Christmas Eve, and Lois and Clark are sent to cover it. However, before they set off, Clark receives a visit from someone who claims he is the official Santa at the park, and asks Clark to notify Superman that some of the "employees" at the park look like gangsters. 
Sure enough, when the park opens, the skyride cable breaks and Superman has to save the cable car before it crashes. Determined to get a story, Lois dresses up as a child and convinces nephew Jason to show her park. Jason confides to Lois that he believes there is something suspicious about the skyride "accident". He is overheard by one of Dan's thugs, and Dan decides to eliminate Jason by placing him inside a giant mechanical animal where he will be crushed by the gears.  
At this point, Ted and Ned get cold feet and want to back out of the deal before someone gets killed, but Dan, of course, refuses and threatens to tell the police of their involvement unless they go through with it. However, Ted and Ned decide to tell Superman of  Dan's plans to stage more "accidents".  
Superman is able to prevent all the planned disasters and capture Dan and his gang. Ted and Ned are ready to be arrested when the "Santa" who tipped off Superman earlier reveals himself as their uncle John, who had faked his death so he could observe the characters of his nephews. He is satisfied that Ted and Ned are good at heart, so offers to leave his millions to the three nephews. However, they all get pangs of conscience and decide to donate the money to more amusements parks.

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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