Action Comics #72

(May 1944)

Superman and the Super-Movers (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Grogan; Mr. Bixley; Oberleutnant Karl Brumer; Joe Drew; Mr. Sniggle

Synopsis:

Superman compares himself to construction workers and heavy crane operators as he helps the owners of "Super Movers" against a rival, who is trying to buy the owner out in order to use the business as a front for robbery.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Art credits added by Bob Hughes 07/06. Much info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-16-08.

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 Guns of Killer Haines (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]; Stuff; V: Killer Haines.

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes 07/06.

[The Perfect Double] (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.

Be A Magician! Turn Waste Paper Into War Weapons (Table of Contents)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman

Choose Your Weapon (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson?

Pencils:

Edwin Smalle

Inks:

Edwin Smalle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes 07/06.

Out of Nowhere (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alan Cabot (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Cargoes of Death (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]; V: Admiral Numa and Captain Saki.

Synopsis:

Americommando is in Tokyo, disguised as a Nazi officer.

Indexer Notes

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

Magic Knights (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; Merlin; Bob Banton.

Indexer Notes

Zatara states his powers are based on science and nothing more than hypnotism and illusion.