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ACTION COMICS #24
Cover Date: May 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-03-22
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Joe Shuster
Inks: Paul Cassidy
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Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster |
| Inks | Paul Cassidy |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Jake Brent (first appearance; a gambling house owner trying to frame up the son of a multimillionaire)
- Benny Farrel (first appearance; frames son in Brent's death)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman: The Action Comics Archives #2 (1998)
- The Superman Chronicles #3 (2007)
- Superman: The Golden Age #2 (2016)
Credits:
| Art | Fred Guardineer |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Pep Morgan (tries out for a relief pitcher)
Villain(s):
- Bullyboy Jones (first appearance)
- Jake (tries to poison star pitcher for revenge)
Location(s):
- Okalanda, FL
Comment(s):
- This story happens in the early spring.
Credits:
| Art | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Captain Ruff
Comment(s):
- This story continues from last issue and into next issue.
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Chad Grothkopf |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- A crooked sheriff (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Arizona
Credits:
| Art | Bernard Baily |
| Lettering | Bernard Baily |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- An unnamed Scientist (first appearance; creates invisibility solution; dies)
Other Character(s):
- Dolores Clark (first appearance; being held captive by the Scientist for ransom)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
- Akra (first appearance; a small island off the coast of Africa)
Credits:
| Story | Fred Guardineer |
| Art | Fred Guardineer |
| Lettering | Fred Guardineer |
| Associate editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Zatara the Magician (last in Madame Xanadu Vol. 2 #10)
Villain(s):
- Chalo (first appearance; a gypsy black magician)