| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | |
| 1 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman |
| 2 | Professor Cobalt's Clinic | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Lauretta, Paul Cassidy; inks: Siegel and Shuster Studio; letters: Frank Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (unnamed); Tommy; Little Mary; Dr. Wortington; Professor Clarence Cobalt (villain); Grafton (villain) |
| 3 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman; Lois Lane |
| 4 | Brentwood Home for Wayward Youth | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Dennis Neville | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Mr. Tweed (villain); Mrs. Tweed (villain); Davey Merrill (villain) |
| 5 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman |
| 6 | The Strongarm Assaults | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley; letters: Betty Bentley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (named); Mr. Jenkins; Herculo (introduction); un-named clown called "the strongarm bandit" (villain) |
| 7 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; letters: Ira Schnapp | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 8 | Lois Lane, Murderer | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Samuel Norval (cameo, jewel collector, death); Burkley (villain, architect, introduction); Sgt. Casey (introduction); Lois Lane; "Scoop" Carter; John Davis; Henry Davis |
| 9 | Racketeer Terror in Gateston | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark kent]; George Taylor; Mr. Mason (Daily Planet publisher); Lois Lane; Jim Tirrell (death); George Tirrell; Calvin Chalmers; Brute Bashby (villain); Twist (villain) |
| 10 | Terror Stalks San Caluma | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy, Paul Lauretta | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Lois Lane; Mumsen (villain, introduction, death) |
| 11 | The Construction Scam | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy, Paul Lauretta | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey [as Sgt. Clancy]; John (cameo, contruction company head, death); Sam Goetz; Mr. Jackson (villain, introduction); Mayor Hansen (villain, introduction) |
| 12 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Wayne Boring | Superman; Lois Lane |
| 13 | The Life Insurance Con | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sergeant Casey; Mrs. Davis; Tom Davis (villain); Mr. Fullerton (villain, death); Martin (villain) |
| 14 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | | Superman |
| 15 | The Midsummer Snowstorm | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (named); Lois Lane; Laura Vogel (introduction); Zolar (villain, introduction); Mr. Calvert (villain); Carlton Vogel (introduction) |
| 16 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman |
| 17 | Metropolis's Most Savage Racketeers | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (introduction, 1st name revealed in issue #10, first appearance in comic book); Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Police Chief Watson; George Lash; Nick Norton (villain, introduction); Mike Moran (villain, introduction); Billings (villain, introduction) |
| 18 | The Exploding Citizens | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (un-named); Lois Lane; Commissioner Jim Stanley (villain, introduction); Kotzoff (villain, introduction) |
| 19 | Superman's Cleanup Campaign | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Bert Runyan (introduction); Red Tyler (villain, introduction); Public Prosecutor Ralph Dale (villain, introduction); Nat Burly (villain, introduction); Captain McDay (villain, introduction) |
| 20 | The Black Gang | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring; inks: Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Kennedy (editor of the Daily Pictorial); Jane Day (villain); Peter Peeker (villain); Frank Jordan (villain); unnamed other members of the Black Gang (villains, introduction) |
| 21 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Leo Nowak | Superman |
| 22 | In the Grip of Morpheus | comic story | 12 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Baron Munsdorf (villain, introduction); Kolb (villain, death); un-named henchman (villain, death); Professor Hunter (villain) |