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Cover of Action Comics (1938) #30

Action Comics (1938) #30

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Nov 1940

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About this issue

Action Comics #30 (1938) is issue #30 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of November 1940. Written by Gardner Fox and Jerry Siegel and drawn by Stan Asch, Bernard Baily, Jack Burnley and others.

Creators

Writers
Gardner Fox, Jerry Siegel
Pencillers
Stan Asch, Bernard Baily, Jack Burnley, Chad Grothkopf, Sheldon Moldoff, George Papp, Joe Sulman
Inkers
Stan Asch, Bernard Baily, Jack Burnley, Chad Grothkopf, Sheldon Moldoff, George Papp, Joe Sulman
Letterer
Bernard Baily

Characters

The stories

“The Midsummer Snowstorm”

In midsummer, the city of Metropolis is caught in the midst of a bitter snowstorm. As Clark investigates, a message from Laura Vogel comes over the radio, telling Superman to meet her in Park Ferry since she can explain the snowstorm. Before Superman arrives, some foreigners use a glowing globe to disintegrate a girl and a policeman. Superman gets there in time to save Lois from the same fate, but the Arabs get away.

Pep is the only hope for victory for the Hill-and-Dalers, Midtown College's cross-country team, but Norman of State beats him. The Coach convinces Pep to beat the jinx that Norman holds over him.

The Black Pirate and his band desperately try to hold off the Red-Raiders at a stockade on a small island in the South Atlantic. After the stockade is burnt down, Jon Valor attempts to get to his ship, but it has been taken by Captain Treble, who takes Jon prisoner.

Will reads about the loss of airman Bill Decortland over the South American jungles. The Aces go to the Amazon to track him down.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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