| 0 | Superman | cover | 1 | pencils: Pete Riss; inks: George Roussos; colors: Jamison Services | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 1 | - | credits, title page | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Foreword | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 3 | script: Bill Schelly | |
| 4 | Action Comics #53 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 5 | The Man Who Put Out the Sun! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: George Roussos | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sergeant Casey; Night Owl (introduction); Marty Kelly |
| 6 | Action Comics #54 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 7 | The Pirate of Pleasure Island | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Captain Ironfist [Stanley Finchcomb] (introduction) |
| 8 | Action Comics #55 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 9 | A Goof Named Tiny Rufe | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: Ed Dobrotka | Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Tiny Rufe (introduction); Maisie Day (introduction); Al Hatt (introduction); Whitney Ellsworth (cameo); Murray Boltinoff (cameo); Mort Weisinger (cameo) |
| 10 | Action Comics #56 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 11 | Design for Doom! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: George Roussos | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Gateson; Emil Loring (introduction) |
| 12 | Action Comics #57 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Prankster |
| 13 | Crime's Comedy King! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; King Ruggles; Prankster |
| 14 | Action Comics #58 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 15 | The Face of Adonis! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Pete Riss; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Fred Chandler; Detective Sergeant Hennigson; Adonis [James Trevor] (introduction); Doctor Menace (introduction) |
| 16 | Action Comics #59 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 17 | Cinderella--a la Superman! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: Ed Dobrotka | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Susie Tompkins (introduction) |
| 18 | Action Comics #60 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 19 | Lois Lane--Superwoman! | comic story | 12 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Doctor Skowl (introduction) |
| 20 | Action Comics #61 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 21 | The Man They Wouldn't Believe! | comic story | 12 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don Komisarow | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sergeant Casey; Craig Shaw |
| 22 | Action Comics #62 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 23 | There'll Always Be a Superman! | comic story | 12 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don Komisarow | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Captain Storme; Captain Zeb Storme; Admiral von Storff |
| 24 | Action Comics #63 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | |
| 25 | When Stars Collide! | comic story | 12 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: Ira Yarbrough | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Doctor Jaspar Meekins; Professor Praline; Spike Jaeger |
| 26 | Action Comics #64 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don Komisarow | Superman [Clark Kent]; Toyman |
| 27 | The Terrible Toyman! | comic story | 12 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don Komisarow | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Toyman (introduction) |
| 28 | Action Comics #65 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 29 | The Million-Dollar Marathon! | comic story | 12 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don Komisarow | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Truman Treadwell; Brandon; Roger; Lawton; Tug Moxton |
| 30 | Action Comics #66 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Stan Kaye | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 31 | The Boy Who Came Back! | comic story | 12 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don Komisarow | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jackie Barnett; John Barnett; Mr. Annister; Ferret Falvey; Roscoe Rinser; Sparks Barron |
| 32 | Action Comics #67 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: George Roussos | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 33 | Make Way for Fate! | comic story | 12 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Pete Riss; inks: Pete Riss | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; General McTurk; Mr. Writt; Samuel Rayburn; Martha Hoskins; Reginald Sykes; Soapy Waters; Soft-Shoe Sapper; Flossie |
| 34 | Action Comics #68 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Wayne Boring, Ira Yarbrough; inks: George Roussos | Superman [Clark Kent]; Susie Tompkins |
| 35 | Superman Meets Susie! | comic story | 12 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George Roussos | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Susie Tompkins; Hank Beaker; Tug Graff; Sparky Hahn; Beaker Beales |
| 36 | Biographies | text article | 2 | script: Joe Desris | |
| 37 | Back Cover | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0 | pencils: Jack Burnley, John Sikela, Sam Citron; inks: Jack Burnley, John Sikela, Don Komisarow | Superman [Clark Kent]; Toyman |