| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman |
| 1 | - | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Carmine Infantino | |
| 2 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Jack Adler | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 3 | $25 Cash Prizes! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | script: Vin Sullivan | |
| 4 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster; editing: Vin Sullivan | Superman [Clark Kent] (introduction, origin) |
| 5 | The Coming of Superman | comic story | 11.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (unnamed); Lois Lane; Daily Star; Evelyn Curry; Bea Carroll (villain); Butch Matson (villain); Senator Barrows (villain); Alex Greer (villain) |
| 6 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 7 | - | comic story | 6 | pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer Fleming; editing: Vin Sullivan | Chuck Dawson; Notch Logan (villain); John Burwell (villain); "Trigger" Holt (villain); Butch (villain) |
| 8 | The Mystery of the Freight Train Robberies! | comic story | 12 | script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; editing: Vin Sullivan | Zatara (introduction); Tong (introduction); Brady (death); Captain Kennedy; The Tigress (introduction, villain); Babcock (villain) |
| 9 | South Sea Strategy [Part 1] | text story | 2 | script: Vin Sullivan; editing: Vin Sullivan | Bret Coleman; Cottonball; Merna Newton; Samuel Newton; South Seas natives (villains) |
| 10 | Sticky-Mitt Stimson | comic story | 4 | script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger; letters: Russell Cole; editing: Vin Sullivan | Sticky-Mitt Stimson |
| 11 | - | comic story | 4 | pencils: Sven Elven; inks: Sven Elven; letters: Sven Elven; editing: Vin Sullivan | Nicolo Polo; Uncle Maffeo; Marco Polo; Niku |
| 12 | - | comic story | 4 | script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; editing: Vin Sullivan | Pep Morgan; Pop Burkett; Sailor Sorenson; Boomerang; O'Rourke; Doc Lowery (villain) |
| 13 | - | comic story | 6 | pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will Ely; editing: Vin Sullivan | Scoop Scanlon; Rusty James; Arnold (villain) |
| 14 | - | comic story | 12 | script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard Baily; editing: Vin Sullivan | Tex Thomson (introduction, see notes); Bob; Betty; unnamed gangster chief (intro, villain, death); Monk (villain); Sonja (villain) |
| 15 | Fred Astaire, Constance Bennett, Charles Boyer, Wheeler and Wollsey | cartoon | 1 | editing: Vin Sullivan | Fred Astaire; Constance Bennett; Charles Boyer; Wheeler; Woolsey |
| 16 | - | cartoon | 1 | pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; editing: Vin Sullivan | Sheldon Lejeune; Lou Gehrig; Babe Ruth; Lee Grissom; Norris Polk; Otis Baker; Sam Leslie |
| 18 | The Line of DC Super-Stars | illustration | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 19 | - | illustration | 1 | | Superman |