| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | |
| 1 | Foreword | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 4 | script: Michael Uslan | |
| 2 | New York World's Fair 1939 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Vin Sullivan, Fred Guardineer; inks: Vin Sullivan, Fred Guardineer | Superman [Clark Kent]; Zatara; Butch the Pup; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Ginger Snap |
| 3 | 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 (unnamed); Nick Stone (villain) |
| 4 | New York World's Fair 1940 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 5 | Superman at the 1940 World's Fair | comic story | 10 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor; Lois Lane; Blackie Sarto (villain) |
| 6 | World's Best Comics 1 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 7 | - | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; B. Drexel Rutherford; Rainmaker (villain, introduction, death) |
| 8 | World's Finest Comics 2 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 9 | - | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Russell Walker; The Unknown X [Arthur Jameson] (villain, introduction); Benjie (villain) |
| 10 | World's Finest Comics 3 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 11 | The Case of the Death Express | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: Leo Nowak | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Douglas Grant (lawyer); Atkinson (railroad President); "Sparky" Waters (villain); Thorton Bigsby (villain) |
| 12 | World's Finest Comics 4 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 13 | The Case of the Crime Crusade | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: Leo Nowak | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Hugh Manton; Dan Bransom (villain) |
| 14 | World's Finest Comics 5 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 15 | The Tower of Terror | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Brent Matthews; Lemuel P. Potts (villain, death) |
| 16 | World's Finest Comics 6 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 17 | Man of Steel Versus Man of Metal! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Metalo (villain, introduction, unnamed scientist-inventor) |
| 18 | World's Finest Comics 7 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 19 | The Eight Doomed Men! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Ed Dobrotka; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent]; Andrew P. Stone; Heels (death); Charlie Goodfellow (death); Chick Ryan; Dr. Dan Mallory; Conrad Thorndike; Henry Kimball (death); Albert Damon (death); Jenkins (villain, Stone's chauffeur, death) |
| 20 | Sink the Japanazis with Bonds & Stamps | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 21 | Talent, Unlimited! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Mr. Carroll (Sally's father); Mulligan (detective); Mr. Tollivar (talent agency director); un-named talent agency secretary; Sally Carroll [aka Polly Hughes]; Peter Penn (artist); Reginald Poindexter (actor); E. J. Calkins (writer); Tom Chester (musician); Crakews |
| 22 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Adolf Hitler; Benito Mussolini; Hideki Tojo |
| 23 | One Second to Live! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Jimmy Olsen (?, cameo); Allen Cartright (death); Harold Denton (Cartright's secretary); Mr. Higgins (Cartright's former butler, death); Jane Cartright (villain) |
| 24 | World's Finest Comics 10 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Boy Commandos [Captain Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] |
| 25 | The Insect Terror! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; The Insect Master (villain, introduction, death) |
| 26 | World's Finest Comics 11; Victory Garden | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 27 | The City of Hate! | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George Roussos | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Cameo: Jimmy Olsen; Ralph Denning (builder); Franklin Mallory (bank President); Dr. Morris Mowbray; Nicholas Finelli (philanthropist); The Skeptic [Charlie Frost] (villain, introduction, Daily Planet janitor, brother of late Professor Milton Frost) |
| 28 | World's Finest Comics 12 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 29 | The Man Who Stole a Reputation! | comic story | 12 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George Roussos | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Mr. Gerkin (Link's boss); The Lynx [Lester Link] (introduction); Tornadi (villain); Pig-Eye (villain); Baby-Face (villain) |
| 30 | Fight Paper Waste - And Hang One on the Paper-Hanger of Berlin! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 31 | The Freedom of the Press! | comic story | 12 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George Roussos | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Sanford (Planet's copy chief, introduction); Sam Greene (Planet's foreman of composing room, introduction); Matt Worth (Planet's boss pressman, introduction); Pete Gluyas (Planet's delivery truck boss); Honey Dale (Planet reporter and niece |
| 32 | World's Finest Comics 14 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 33 | Desert Town! | comic story | 12 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: George Roussos | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jim Jaspers (prospector); James Hibbard (chemical manufacturer); Miss Sparkes; Al Bandar (villain); Ike (villain) |
| 34 | World's Finest Comics 15 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 35 | The Rubber Band | comic story | 12 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster, Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Ben Stanger; Derby Bowser (villain, death); Johnny (villain); Crusher (villain) |