| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 1 | - | credits, title page | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Foreword | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 6 | script: Michael Uslan | |
| 4 | Action Comics #37 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 5 | Clark Kent, Police Commissioner | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Sgt. Casey, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman |
| 6 | Action Comics #38 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 7 | Hypnosis by Radio | comic story | 12 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Ed Dobrotka | Sgt. Casey, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Perry White |
| 8 | Action Comics #39 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 9 | The Man with the Radioactive Touch | comic story | 12 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Shuster Shop | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sergeant Casey; Tom Spaulding; May Bryson; The Ghost [Brett Bryson] (introduction); Frank Chalmers; Davis |
| 10 | Action Comics #40 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 11 | The Reformation of Nancy Thorgeson | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Nancy Thorgeson; Freddie Taylor; Morgan Thorgeson; Pinkley; Parello |
| 12 | Action Comics #41 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 13 | The Sabotage Ring | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sergeant Casey; Jeff Stanton; Steve Grant; Ralph Cowan |
| 14 | Action Comics #42 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 15 | The Empire in the Sky | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Shuster Shop | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Sergeant Casey; Carl Bransom; Nick Flaherty; John Standing; Freeman Chase; Zytal [Lex Luthor]; Jake Mobray; Dirk Chadwick |
| 16 | Action Comics #43 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 17 | The Pilot's Revenge | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Ed Dobrotka | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dutch O'Leary |
| 18 | Action Comics #44 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 19 | The Caveman Criminal | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Ed Dobrotka | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Doctor Kemper; Dawn Man (introduction); Professor Steffens; Duke Brady; Pugsy |
| 20 | Action Comics #45 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 21 | Superman's Ark | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Ed Dobrotka | Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman |
| 22 | Action Comics #46 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 23 | The Devil's Playground | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jim Gantry; Domino [Jeff Farnham] (introduction) |
| 24 | Action Comics #47 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Superman |
| 25 | Powerstone | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela | Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Superman, Perry White |
| 26 | Action Comics #48 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 27 | The Adventure of the Merchant of Murder | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Perry White |
| 28 | Action Comics #49 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 29 | The Puzzler!! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Ed Dobrotka | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Carl Prentice; Puzzler (introduction) |
| 30 | Action Comics #50 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 31 | The Professional Baseball Player | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Ed Dobrotka | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Stan Doborak; Mike Caputo; Mabel Dawson |
| 32 | Action Comics #51 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 33 | The Case of the Crimeless Crimes | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sergeant Casey; Prankster (introduction) |
| 34 | Action Comics #52 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Congo Bill, Clark Kent, Mr. America, Greg Sanders, Superman, Tex Thomson, Vigilante, Zatara |
| 35 | The Emperor of America | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Emperor of America (introduction) |
| 36 | Biographies | text article | 3 | script: Joe Desris, Rich Morrissey | |
| 37 | Back Cover | illustration | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Congo Bill, Clark Kent, Superman, Zatara, Mr. America, Greg Sanders, Tex Thomson, Vigilante |