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Issue Details

Issue #60
Published May 1943
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited), Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details

Characters Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Jack Burnley
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005).

12 page Superman story "Lois Lane -- Superwoman"

Characters Superman [Clark kent]; Lois Lane; V: Dr. Skowl (I, D).
Synopsis After Lois is hit by a truck, she dreams a transfusion of Superman's blood gives her super powers, and she even gets Superman to accept her proposal of marriage, not realizing that it is only a dream!
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils George Roussos (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks George Roussos (signed as Joe Shuster)
Notes Art id by Pat Lang, Craig Delich and Bob Hughes. First mention of Superman being able to fly? Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-22-08.
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005); in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) #nn; in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971 series) #nn.

Half page Supermen of the U.S. Army filler "PFC Orin Sutton"

Characters Orin Sutton
Genre fact
Pencils Cliff Young
Inks Cliff Young

1 page Chief Hot Foot filler

Characters Chief Hot Foot
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-22-08.

12 page The Vigilante story "Rainbow over Crimeville"

Characters The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; V: The Rainbow Man.
Genre superhero
Pencils Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)
Inks Charles Paris

Half page Silly Willy filler

Characters Silly Willy
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-22-08.

6 page Three Aces story "The Lieutenant from Corregidor"

Characters Three Aces: Fog Fortune, Gunner Bill & Whistler Will.
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Louis Cazeneuve
Inks Louis Cazeneuve
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-22-08.

8 page Americommando story "Rations for Victory"

Characters Americommando [Tex Thomson]
Genre war
Script Joseph Greene
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Notes Writer credit from Jerry Bails via Craig Delich.

Half page Shorty filler

Characters Shorty
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-22-08.

2 page text story "New Leader"

Genre adventure
Script Eric Carter (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Congo Bill story "Jungle Justice"

Characters Congo Bill
Genre jungle
Pencils John Daly
Inks John Daly

9 page Zatara story "Styles in Crime"

Characters Zatara
Genre occult
Pencils Joseph Sulman
Inks Joseph Sulman