Cover: Wayne Boring

Action Comics #25

Jun 1940 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~46,550 copies sold its debut month

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“Amnesiac Robbers”

"Amnesiac Robbers" kicks off in Action Comics #25 (1940), a landmark issue featuring Superman’s early adventures drawn with bold clarity by Joe Shuster, whose distinctive art defines the character’s first golden age. The story unfolds amid a promotional spread for the Superman radio show, spotlighting eight East Coast states and encouraging fans to write their local stations to tune in—sponsored by Force cereal, a nostalgic touch from the era.

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writer Jerry Siegel · artist, inker Joe Shuster · cover Wayne Boring

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Cast · 14 characters

Bob Daley Clip Carson Fog Fortune Gargantua T. Potts George Taylor Gunner Bill Jon Valor Lois Lane Pep Morgan Superman Tex Thomson The Black Pirate Whistler Will Zatara

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writer Jerry Siegel

artist, inker Joe Shuster

cover pencils, inks Wayne Boring

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A weird case of bank guards, messengers, etc. suffering from amnesia while on missions to transport large amounts of money spurs Superman to get involved.

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