Action Comics #80

(January 1945)

Mr. Mxyztplk Returns (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron (signed)[as Jerry Siegel]

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough (signed)[as Joe Shuster]

Inks:

Ira Yarbrough (signed)[as Joe Shuster]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Mxyztplk.

Synopsis:

When unusual and weird things begin affecting Clark Kent, there is only one answer for it: that imp from another dimension has returned, and that means more headaches for the Man of Tomorrow!

Reprints:

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #272 (February 1974)
• in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #2/1975 ([februar] 1975)
• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #5 (2007)

Indexer Notes

Mr. Mxyztplk first appeared in Superman #30. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-21-07.

The Riddle of the Reservoir (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Writer "D"

Pencils:

John Daly

Inks:

John Daly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill

none (Table of Contents)

Grandpa Peters / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom McNamara (signed as Lefty O'Grady)

Pencils:

Tom McNamara (signed as Lefty O'Grady)

Inks:

Tom McNamara (signed as Lefty O'Grady)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Tom McNamara

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Grandpa Peters

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 10-23-08.

The Pillage of the Parthenon (Table of Contents)

The Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton)

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]

none (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Casey the Cop

Indexer Notes

1st Casey the Cop. Previous fillers titled Clancy the Cop. Writer credit added by Craig Delich 10-21-07.

Escape by Night (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller (signed as Jesse Merlan)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Hair that Wasn't There (Table of Contents)

Hayfoot Henry / filler / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Thurston Harper

Inks:

Thurston Harper

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective; humor

Characters:

Hayfoot Henry

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Jerry Bails. Writer credit revised from Alvin Schwartz to ? by Craig Delich 10-23-08. According to the Who's Who, Schwartz wrote this strip from 1946-48.

Tumbling Timber (Table of Contents)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

William F. White

Inks:

William F. White

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara