Action Comics #71

(April 1944)

Valentine Villainy (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron (signed)[as Jerry Siegel]

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough (signed)[as Joe Shuster]

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Betty Roxmore; the Count; Spike; Leek; Paddy

Synopsis:

Superman and Jimmy have much the same problem: what to buy their respective girlfriends for Valentine's Day.

Reprints:

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

Keywords:

Valentine's Day

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-12-07.

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

Alias Mr. Sunshine (Table of Contents)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson

Pencils:

Mort Meskin

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Villains: The Rainbow Man (I), Shakes (I), Dictionary (I).

The Weird and Eerie Mystery of Ghastly Gables (Table of Contents)

Super Sleuth McFooey / filler / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr

Inks:

Jack Farr

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

Content Information

Genre:

humor; crime

Characters:

Super Sleuth McFooey

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 10-12-07.

Desert Danger (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

Mission for Freedom (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.

Best in the House (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ted Udall? (signed as Ted Loury)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

none (Table of Contents)

Clancy the Cop / filler / 0.66 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

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 10-12-07.

The Idol on the Island (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