Action Comics #58

(March 1943)

The Face of Adonis (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Sam Citron [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

John Sikela?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Adonis [John Trevor] (Villain; Intro; Death); Doctor Menace (Villain; Intro; Death)

Synopsis:

An insane plastic surgeon gives an aging actor a rubber face and will not restore his looks unless he pulls some jobs involving his wealthy friends.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-21-08. Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005) gives the inking credit to 'The Shuster Shop'.

Corporal Franklin Koons (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:

Franklin Koons

none (Table of Contents)

Laffs / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Indexer Notes

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

The Dummy and the Dumbbell (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Mort Meskin [as Mort Morton Jr.] (signed)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Dummy (Villain)

Double-X for the Axis (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; aviation

Characters:

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

Indexer Notes

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

The Brigade of the Biting Rabbit (Table of Contents)

Americommando / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jospeh Greene

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Americommando [Tex Thomson]

Indexer Notes

Writer per Jerry Bails via Craig Delich 5/05.

Costly Lesson (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Victory (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Full-Dress Rebellion (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)

Gags / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Indexer Notes

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

The Seven Year Itch (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