Issue Description

The Puzzle in Jade (Superman vs. Toyman) -- 2. Old Wyoming (Vigilante) -- 3. The Hungry Hare (Hayfoot Henry) -- 4. Secrets for Sale -- 5. Secret of the Rug of Tezan (Congo Bill) -- 6. The Magician's Apprentice (Zatara).

On the cover: Superman is tied down in a saw mill. But the saw blades don't affect him as the criminals would like. Don't the criminals know this is the Man of Steel? 

Superman: The day at the Planet begins with Lois being assigned to cover the arrival of a freighter that rescued several millionaires from a shipwrecked yacht, while Clark is to cover Toyman's escape from prison. Lois decides to get a scoop by hiring a boat to take her out to the freighter before it docks, but as she approaches the ship, she notices a number of miniature sailing ships surrounding the freighter. The miniature ships fire tiny cannons at the larger ship, but the cannonballs are actually canisters filled with sleeping gas. After the freighter's passengers and crew are asleep, the Toyman emerges from one of the miniature ships and boards the freighter. However, although there are millions of dollars' worth of jewels and cash in the millionaires' cabins, Toyman steals only a pair of jade cufflinks from one of the passengers. 
When the Planet gets a ship-to-shore call from Lois, Superman heads out to the freighter but the Toyman is ready for him. He sets off a bomb in the hold of the freighter so Superman must save the ship while Toyman escapes. 
That evening, a women's charity is hosting a ball at a millionaire's mansion and Lois and Clark are assigned to cover it. Toyman had convinced the hostess to allow him to display a miniature circus at the ball, but the tiny animal cages contain mice, which Toyman releases into the ballroom causing panic amongst the women. In the confusion, he steals a jade ring from one of the women. Toyman again distracts Superman by starting a fire while he escapes. 
Next, Toyman sabotages a railway bridge in an attempt to stop a train so he can board it and commit another theft. However, the train's engineer doesn't spot that the bridge is out until it is too late to stop, so Superman has to hold up the bridge while the train passes over. Since Toyman was unable to board the train, Superman goes on board and discovers that a passenger has another piece of jade jewellery that the Toyman was after. Superman tracks down the jeweller who sold all the jade items and discovers that he unknowingly got them from Jack Jones, a notorious bandit who was in prison with Toyman. The jade pieces, when put together, form a map showing where Jones buried his treasure. After a final confrontation with Toyman, Superman rescues Lois and puts Toyman back in prison.

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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