| 0 | Superman | cover | 1 | pencils: Darwyn Cooke; inks: Darwyn Cooke; colors: Darwyn Cooke | Superman |
| 1 | - | table of contents | 3 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Foreword | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 4 | script: Jim Steranko | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 3 | Action Comics #1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman |
| 4 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent] (introduction, origin) |
| 5 | Superman, Champion of the Oppressed! | comic story | 11.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Lois Lane; Evelyn Curry; Bea Carroll; Butch Matson; Senator Barrows; Alex Greer |
| 6 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | |
| 7 | Action Comics #2 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Leo E. O'Mealia; inks: Leo E. O'Mealia | |
| 8 | Revolution in San Monte | comic story | 12.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lola Cortez; George Taylor; Alex Greer; Emil Norvell |
| 9 | Superman | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | letters: typeset | |
| 10 | Action Comics #3 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Leo E. O'Mealia; inks: Leo E. O'Mealia | |
| 11 | The Blakely Mine Disaster | comic story | 12.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Stanislaw Kober; Thornton Blakely |
| 12 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | | |
| 13 | Action Comics #4 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Leo E. O'Mealia; inks: Leo E. O'Mealia | |
| 14 | Superman Plays Football | comic story | 12.75 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Tommy Burke; Mary; Oliver Stanley; Coach Randall |
| 15 | Acquiring Super-Strength | activity | 0.25 | | |
| 16 | Action Comics #5 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Leo E. O'Mealia; inks: Leo E. O'Mealia | |
| 17 | Superman and the Dam | comic story | 9 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor |
| 18 | Action Comics #6 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Leo E. O'Mealia; inks: Leo E. O'Mealia | |
| 19 | Superman's Phony Manager | comic story | 12.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Paul Lauretta | Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen (intro as an unnamed office boy); Lois Lane; George Taylor (unnamed); Nick Williams (villain) |
| 20 | Muscle-Training | activity | 0.33 | | |
| 21 | Action Comics #7 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman |
| 22 | Superman Joins the Circus | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Paul Lauretta | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Curly; Jordan; Derek Niles; Trigger |
| 23 | Action Comics #8 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer | |
| 24 | Superman in the Slums | comic story | 12.75 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Paul Lauretta | Superman [Clark Kent]; Frankie Marello; Box-Ears; Nick; Pinky; Gimpy |
| 25 | Super-Vision | activity | 0.25 | | |
| 26 | Action Comics #9 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer | |
| 27 | Wanted: Superman | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Paul Lauretta | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Detective Captain Reilly; Mortimer Snoop |
| 28 | Action Comics #10 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman |
| 29 | Superman Goes to Prison | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Paul Lauretta | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Walter Crane; Governor Bixby; Superintendent Wyman |
| 30 | Action Comics #11 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer | |
| 31 | Superman and the "Black Gold" Swindle | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Meek; Bronson |
| 32 | Action Comics #12 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer | Zatara |
| 33 | Superman Declares War on Reckless Drivers | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor |
| 34 | New York World's Fair Comics #[1] | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Vin Sullivan, Fred Guardineer; inks: Vin Sullivan, Fred Guardineer | Superman [Clark Kent]; Zatara; Butch the Pup; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Gingersnap |
| 35 | Superman at the World's Fair | comic story | 12 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Nick Stone |
| 36 | Action Comics #13 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman |
| 37 | Superman vs. the Cab Protection League | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Carlyle; Reynolds; Pete; Ultra-Humanite (introduction) |
| 38 | Superman #1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Leo O'Mealia; inks: Leo O'Mealia; letters: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 39 | Origin of Superman | comic story | 2 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Mary Kent (introduction, death); Mr. Kent (introduction, death) |
| 40 | Prelude to "Superman, Champion of the Oppressed" | comic story | 4 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Sims; Evelyn Curry; Bea Carroll |
| 41 | Scientific Explanation of Superman's Amazing Strength--! | comic story | 1 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster | |
| 42 | - | text story | 2 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Sergeant Blake; Harvey Brown; Biff Dugan |
| 43 | - | text article | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster |
| 44 | Action Comics #14 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer | Zatara |
| 45 | Superman Meets the Ultra-Humanite | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; City Inspector Hughes; Lyons; Ultra-Humanite |
| 46 | Action Comics #15 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 47 | Superman on the High Seas | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Holloway; Warren Kenyon; Big Boy Chaney; Marchetti; Mugsy |
| 48 | Action Comics #16 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer | |
| 49 | Superman and the Numbers Racket | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Police Commissioner Watson; Marty Kaye; Butch; Nick; Pete; Jack O'Leary |
| 50 | Superman #2 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 51 | The Comeback of Larry Trent | comic story | 16 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Larry Trent; Charlie Bennett; Jock Kane; Slugger Barnes; Tom Croy |
| 52 | Superman Champions Universal Peace! | comic story | 24 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Adolphus Runyan; Bartow; Lubane |
| 53 | Superman and the Skyscrapers | comic story | 16 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Pete Asconio; Nat Grayson; Butch Grogan |
| 54 | - | text story | 2 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Big Mike Caputo; Sneer; Fink |
| 55 | Action Comics #17 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 56 | The Return of the Ultra-Humanite | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Ultra-Humanite |
| 57 | Action Comics #18 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer | |
| 58 | Superman's Super-Campaign | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Gene Powers; Senator Hastings; Trixie; Benny; Hamilton |
| 59 | Action Comics #19 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman |
| 60 | Superman and the Purple Plague | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Henry Travers; Ultra-Humanite |
| 61 | Superman #3 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Frankie Dennis |
| 62 | Superman and the Runaway | comic story | 24 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Dennis Neville | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Lois Lane; Frankie Dennis; Lyman (villain, introduction) |
| 63 | Superman and the Jewel Smugglers | comic story | 8 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen (as unnamed office boy); George Taylor; Lois Lane; Lew Frawley (villain, intro) |
| 64 | Action Comics #20 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 65 | Superman and the Screen Siren | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Dolores Winters; Ultra-Humanite |
| 66 | Action Comics #21 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 67 | The Atomic Disintegrator | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Dennis Neville | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Terry Curtis; Ultra-Humanite |
| 68 | Action Comics #22 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 69 | Europe at War, Part 1 | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster, Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Agent T-21 [Lita Laverne] (introduction) |
| 70 | Action Comics #23 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 71 | Europe at War, Part 2 | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Lex Luthor (introduction); General Lupo |
| 72 | Superman #4 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 73 | The Challenge of Luthor | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Professor Martinson (death); Luthor (villain, with red hair, 2nd appearance) |
| 74 | Luthor's Undersea City | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (cameo); Lois Lane; Luthor (villain, with red hair) |
| 75 | The Economic Enemy | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Paul Dorgan (cameo, death); Barney Calhoun (introduction, death); J. F. Curtis (villain, introduction, death, killed by Superman); Louie (villain, death) |
| 76 | Terror in the Trucker's Union | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Carlson; Amy Carlson; Gus Snide (villain, intro); Nick (villain); Pete (villain) |
| 77 | Action Comics #24 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 78 | Carnahan's Heir | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Rufus Carnahan; Peter Carnahan; Jenkins; Jake Brent; Benny Farrel |
| 79 | Action Comics #25 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 80 | Amnesiac Robbers | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (named); Lois Lane; Galbraith; Medini (villain, introduction, death) |
| 81 | Superman #5 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Paul Lauretta | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 82 | The Slot Machine Racket | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy, Wayne Boring; inks: Paul Lauretta, Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Jensen; Harde; Slug Kelly (villain, introduction) |
| 83 | Campaign Against the Planet | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Zachary Collum (introduction, publisher of the Morning Pictorial); Lois Lane; Burt Mason (introduction, publisher of the Daily Planet); George Taylor; Representative Barnes; Alex Evell (villain, introduction) |
| 84 | Luthor's Incense Menace | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Mr. Gregory (villain, death); Borden Mosely (villain); Lex Luthor (villain, with grey hair) |
| 85 | The Wonder Drug | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Morton Craig; Professor Carl Grinstead; Dr. Bren (villain); Carlin (villain, introduction); Nick Blake (villain); Butch (villain); Jimmy (villain) |
| 86 | New York World's Fair Comics #[2] | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 87 | Superman at the 1940 World's Fair | comic story | 10 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Blackie Sarto |
| 88 | Action Comics #26 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 89 | Professor Cobalt's Clinic | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul J. Lauretta, Paul Cassidy; inks: Shuster Shop | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (unnamed); Tommy; Little Mary; Dr. Wortington; Professor Clarence Cobalt (villain); Grafton (villain) |
| 90 | Action Comics #27 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane |
| 91 | Brentwood Home for Wayward Youth | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Dennis Neville | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Davey Merrill; Mr. Tweed; Mrs. Tweed |
| 92 | Action Comics #28 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 93 | The Strongarm Assaults | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley; letters: Betty Burnley Bentley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Mr. Jenkins; Herculo |
| 94 | Superman #6 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 95 | 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 |
| 96 | 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) |
| 97 | 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) |
| 98 | 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) |
| 99 | Action Comics #29 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane |
| 100 | The Life Insurance Con | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley; letters: Betty Burnley Bentley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sergeant Casey; Mrs. Davis; Tom Davis (villain); Mr. Fullerton (villain, death); Martin (villain) |
| 101 | Action Comics #30 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Leo Nowak | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 102 | The Midsummer Snowstorm | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley; letters: Betty Burnley Bentley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Bob Calvert; Laura Vogel; Carlton Vogel; Zolar |
| 103 | Superman #7 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Wayne Boring | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 104 | 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) |
| 105 | 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) |
| 106 | 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) |
| 107 | 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); un-named other members of the Black Gang (villains, introduction) |
| 108 | Action Comics #31 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Leo Nowak | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 109 | In the Grip of Morpheus | comic story | 12 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley; letters: Betty Burnley Bentley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Baron Munsdorf (villain, introduction); Kolb (villain, death); un-named henchman (villain, death); Professor Hunter (villain) |
| 110 | Afterword | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | script: Jim Steranko | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 111 | - | text article | 1 | letters: typeset | Superman [Clark Kent] |