Cover: Fred Guardineer

Action Comics #15

Aug 1939 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~61,298 copies sold its debut month

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“Superman on the High Seas”

In "Superman on the High Seas," Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster deliver a classic early adventure as Superman dives into uncharted waters to uncover a long-lost treasure, hoping to save the struggling Kidtown orphanage. With Paul Cassidy's inks lending depth to Joe Shuster's dynamic art and Fred Guardineer’s striking cover capturing the hero’s daring quest, this 1939 issue offers a rare blend of heart and high-seas action.

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writer Jerry Siegel · artist Joe Shuster · inker Paul Cassidy · cover Fred Guardineer

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NM $3.99 VF $4 VF $4.5 VF $4.5 CGC $1204.35 CGC 2.5 $4050 CGC 4 $12995 ACTION COMICS #15 COVER PRINT Classic Superman Cover $20.99

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Cast · 13 characters

Bob Daley Chuck Dawson Clip Carson Franklin D. Roosevelt Gargantua T. Potts George Taylor Lois Lane Marco Polo Pep Morgan Superman Tex Thomson Tong Zatara

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writer Jerry Siegel

artist Joe Shuster

inker Paul Cassidy

cover pencils, inks Fred Guardineer

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On assignment at Kidtown, Clark discovers that the institution needs $2 million to remain in the black and remain open, and, as Superman, decides that a newly discovered underwater treasure is the answer for the funds he needs.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).