Comic Title: Action Comics #41
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: August 20, 1941 Copyright Date August 18, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (The Rival Ranchers)
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Zatara (of Earth-2)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Joseph Sulman

Feature Character(s)

• Zatara (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #3; next appearance in Action Comics #42)

Villain(s)

• Utah Sill and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Tex and Molly (ranchers; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Zatara promises to help ranchers Tex and Molly locate the hidden treasure their dead grandfather has left behind. A rival named Utah Sill tries to eliminate Zatara and the ranchers. Zatara is able to save the lives of his friends. He then forces Utah to surrender by driving him mad. After surrendering, Utah reveals that the hidden treasure is an oil field in the nearby marsh. Tex and Molly claim their grandfather's treasure and hire Utah to work for them.