Issue | #72 |
Published | May 1944 |
Cover Price | 0.10 |
Pages | 60 |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth (credited), Jack Schiff (actual) |
Characters | Superman |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Wayne Boring |
Inks | Stan Kaye |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #5 (2007) |
Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Grogan; Mr. Bixley; V: Oberleutnant Karl Brumer, Joe Drew, Mr. Sniggle. |
Synopsis | Superman compares himself to construction workers and heavy crane operators as he helps the owners of "Super Movers" against a rival, who is trying to buy the owner out in order to use the business as a front for robbery. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
Inks | George Roussos |
Notes | Art credits added by Bob Hughes 07/06. Much info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-16-08. |
Reprinted | in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #5 (2007) |
Characters | Pvt. Pete |
Genre | military humor |
Script | Henry Boltinoff |
Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
Characters | The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; V: Killer Haines. |
Genre | western |
Script | Joe Samachson? |
Pencils | Mort Meskin |
Notes | Writer id by Bob Hughes 07/06. |
Characters | Super Sleuth McFooey |
Genre | humor; crime |
Script | Jack Farr |
Pencils | Jack Farr |
Inks | Jack Farr |
Letters | Jack Farr |
Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 10-12-07. |
Characters | Superman |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | George Roussos |
Inks | George Roussos |
Characters | Congo Bill |
Genre | jungle |
Script | Joe Samachson? |
Pencils | Edwin Smalle |
Inks | Edwin Smalle |
Notes | Writer id by Bob Hughes 07/06. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Alan Cabot (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Americommando [Tex Thomson]; V: Admiral Numa and Captain Saki. |
Synopsis | Americommando is in Tokyo, disguised as a Nazi officer. |
Genre | war |
Script | Joseph Greene |
Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
Notes | Writer credit by Jerry Bails via Craig Delich 5/05. |
Characters | Zatara; Merlin; Bob Banton. |
Genre | occult |
Pencils | Joseph Sulman? |
Inks | Joseph Sulman? |
Notes | Zatara states his powers are based on science and nothing more than hypnotism and illusion. |