Action Comics #47

(April 1942)

Powerstone (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Sikela

Inks:

John Sikela

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Luthor; Perry White; Lois Lane; Brett Calhoun; Powerstone (introduction)

Synopsis:

Luthor gains super strength in order to battle Superman in hand-to-hand combat after Brett Calhoun announces that he is going to give away half of his fortune [$3 million] to any man who can prove he is the richest man in Metropolis.

Reprints:

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #252 (June 1972)
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-13 (June 1972)
• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #3 (2001)

Indexer Notes

Story continued in part in Superman #17. Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

[The Green Cowled Menace] (Table of Contents)

Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Pencils:

Mort Meskin

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Scorpion (villain, introduction)

none (Table of Contents)

Busy Bill the Bill Collector / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Busy Bill

[Go to War] (Table of Contents)

Three Aces / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks:

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Gags / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

The Skeletons in Armor (Table of Contents)

Mr. America / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ken Fitch

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; The Queen Bee (villain); Fatman [Bob Dailey] (villain)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit per Jerry Bails, via Craig Delich 5/05.

none (Table of Contents)

Chief Hot Foot / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Chief Hot Foot

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

V... -- for Vengeance (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Norman Goss (signed)

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

[The Red Khan] (Table of Contents)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Ray

Inks:

Fred Ray

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill; the Red Khan (villain)

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from Fred Ray? to ? by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Chief Hot Foot / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-6-08.

[Nargo, the Ruler of Atlantis] (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Joseph Sulman

Inks:

Joseph Sulman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara; Nargo (villain)