Action Comics #53

(October 1942)

The Man Who Put Out the Sun (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; The Night Owl (villain, introduction); Kelly (villain)

Synopsis:

Superman must battle a renegade scientist who has mastered the ability to control darkness in order to subject Metrolpolis to a crime wave.

Reprints:

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005)

Indexer Notes

Inker id by Bob Hughes 5/05. The last panel of the story promotes the story, "Superman, Matinee Idol", found in the pages of Superman #19 on sale September 4th. Late note and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-15-08.

He Blasted Tokyo (Table of Contents)

Supermen of the U.S. Army / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Cliff Young?

Inks:

Cliff Young?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

none (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

The Blackout Blues (Table of Contents)

Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Rainbow Man (villain)

Wings Over the Pacific (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 9-15-08.

Americommando and the Cinema Saboteur (Table of Contents)

Americommandos / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joseph Greene

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Americommando [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley].

Indexer Notes

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

A Simple Job (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Norman Goss (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

none (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

military humor

Characters:

Pvt. Pete

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-15-08.

The Man who Played King (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

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from Fred Ray? to ? by Craig Delich 9-15-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Clancy the Cop / filler / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Clancey

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-15-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Careful Chester / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Chester

Crooks -- Handle with Care (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