Action Comics #56

(January 1943)

Design for Doom (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; Emil Loring (Intro)

Synopsis:

An insane architect tries to destroy some of America's greatest historical structures so that they might not overshadow his creation of what he believes to be the world's tallest building.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.

Robert L. Golay (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

Characters:

Robert L. Golay

none (Table of Contents)

Laffs / 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 9-21-08.

Melody of Menace (Table of Contents)

The Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mort Meskin [as Morton Jr.] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]

none (Table of Contents)

Clancy the Cop / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Clancy

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.

War Hawks of Greenland (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 9-21-08.

The Man the Whole World Feared (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 per Jerry Bails via Craig Delich 5/05. Last appearance of Fatman.

The Traitor (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Hilton (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Game for Life (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Edwin Smalle?

Inks:

Edwin Smalle?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill

none (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / filler / 0.33 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 9-21-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Silly Willy / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Silly Willy

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.

The Case of the Phony Funny Man (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joseph Sulman

Inks:

Joseph Sulman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara