Action Comics #69

(February 1944)

The Lost-and-Found Mystery (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel ? (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka (signed)[as Joe Shuster]

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka ? (signed)[as Joe Shuster]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; G. Clamm; J. Roger; the Prankster.

Synopsis:

Clark and Lois are mystified by ads in the Daily Planet offering huge sums of money for the recovery of lost items. But Superman gets involved when Lois disappears, thanks to the Prankster!

Reprints:

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #5 (2007)

Indexer Notes

Blue "S" on cape. Credits by Bob Hughes 12/06. Previously credited to Sam Citron. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-9-07.

none (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

military humor

Characters:

Pvt. Pete

The Little Men Who Were There (Table of Contents)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson

Pencils:

Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; western

Characters:

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]

Reprints:

• in Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (DC, 1972 series) #3 (November 1972)

[The Rain Maker] (Table of Contents)

Vitamin Vic / filler / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr

Inks:

Jack Farr

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

Content Information

Genre:

teen humor

Characters:

Vitamin Vic

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 10-9-07; letterer credit added by Craig Delich 10-14-08.

Kangaroo Capers (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)

Clancy the Cop / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Clancy the Cop

Traitor's Bait (Table of Contents)

Americommando / 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]

Indexer Notes

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

none (Table of Contents)

Handy Andy / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr

Inks:

Jack Farr

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Handy Andy

Indexer Notes

Writer & letterer credits added by Craig Delich 10-9-07.

Revenge, Rationed (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller? (signed as Tod Mallon)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

East Meets West (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joseph Sulman?

Inks:

Joseph Sulman?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara