| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | |
| 1 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 2 | The Superman Chronicles Volume Five | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Editorial Credits | credits, title page | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Leo Nowak | Superman |
| 5 | The Gambling Racket in Metropolis | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Krypto raygun (introduction); George Taylor (unnamed); Lois Lane; Mayor Worth; Preston (villain) |
| 6 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 7 | The Giants of Professor Zee | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy, Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Professor Zee (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Cardos (villain, introduction, death); several giants (villains, introduction, death) |
| 8 | The Fifth Column | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Don Komisarow | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Frank Martin (death); Jeff Carlton (villain); General Sagdorf (villain, introduction); Eric Reibel (villain, introduction) |
| 9 | The Carnival Crooks | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (un-named); Lois Lane; Jackel (villain, introduction) |
| 10 | Perrone and the Drug Gang | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Nate Grant (villain, death); John Parrone (villain, introduction); Brokenshire (villain, introduction) |
| 11 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman |
| 12 | Something Amiss at the Lumber Camp | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (1st appearance in Action); Lois Lane; Ken Hall (death); Francois Bernier (villain, death); Brett Hall (villain, death); Cliff (villain, death) |
| 13 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 14 | The Beautiful Young Heiress | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Doris Laurey; Jim Laurey (villain); Crawford (villain) |
| 15 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 16 | The Phony Pacifists | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Siegel and Shuster Studio | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Major Lester; The Committee Against Militarism (some villains, intro); Senator Galsworthy (intro); Derwing (villain, intro) |
| 17 | Joe Gatson, Racketeer | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Siegel and Shuster Studio | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Judge Crane; Sylvia Crane; Joe Gatson (villain, introduction) |
| 18 | Mystery in Swasey Swamp | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Siegel and Shuster Studio | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Krawl (villain, introduction, death); Tom Jepson (villain, introduction) |
| 19 | Jackson's Murder Ring | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Siegel and Shuster Studio | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Morton Carling (cameo, death); Marjorie Farnsworth; Mr. Lassiter (villain, introduction); Mr. Jackson (villain, introduction); Mr. Nelson (villain, introduction) |
| 20 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 21 | Superman vs. the Rainmaker | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; B. Drexel Rutherford; Rainmaker (villain, introduction, death) |
| 22 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman |
| 23 | The Guybart Gold Mine | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Leo Nowak | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Benjamin Sims; Emily Sims; Brock Walters (villain) |
| 24 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 25 | The Enemy Invasion | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Ted Allen (villain); Stuart Pemberton (villain) |
| 26 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 27 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |