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Action Comics #17 (of 1000000)

The Pearl of Ophir
October 31st, 1939

Action Comics #17 (of 904)

The Pearl of Ophir
October 31st, 1939

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17 (of 904)
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The Pearl of Ophir
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Cover date:
October 31st, 1939
Store date:
August 31st, 1939
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When a ship is sabotaged, Superman pursues the villains.

  1. Untitled Superman story (Siegel / Shuster) Superman rescues an imperiled ocean liner, only to discover that it was sabotaged. On further investigation, he becomes convinced that it is the work of the Ultra-Humanite.
  2. Untitled Pep Morgan story (Fox/Guardineer)
  3. Untitled Adventures of Marco Polo story (Elven)
  4. Untitled Clip Carson story (Finger/Kane)
  5. "A Lion's Share" [text story]
  6. Untitled Tex Thomson story (Baily)
  7. "Sportettes" (Moldoff) [sports filler]
  8. Untitled Chuck Dawson story (Fleming)
  9. "Fantastic-Facts" (Papp) [trivia filler]
  10. "The Peril of Ophir" (Fox/Guardineer) featuring Zatara

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