Action Comics #57

(February 1943)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Crime's Comedy King! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; The Prankster (villain)

Synopsis

The Prankster creates an organization called the Appreciation Society as a front for robberies, even claiming that he knows the secret to Superman's invulnerability.

Reprints

• in Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (DC, 1972 series) #9 (August-September 1973)
• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 ([July] 2005)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #3 (2016 [February 2017])
• in DC's Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Super-Villains (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
• in Superman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #5 ([June] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Sikela's name on a sign on page 8.

Supermen of America (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Sgt. Meyer Levin (Table of Contents: 5)

Supermen of the U.S. Army / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Cliff Young ?

Inks

Cliff Young ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Sgt. Meyer Levin

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No Fishing

Genre

humor

Characters

Chief Hot Foot

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Feud of the Rimfire Ridge! (Table of Contents: 8)

Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks

Charles Paris (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Charles Paris ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.44 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh - What a mob...

Genre

humor

Characters

Jerry

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.23 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Victory Picture Frames / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Veiled Desert Bandits! (Table of Contents: 12)

3 Aces / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Clancy the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Baseball is a fine game...

Genre

humor

Characters

Clancy

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Boy! What a Cast! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

New! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Headline Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Mightier Than the Sword (Table of Contents: 16)

Americommando / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

war

Characters

Americommando [Tex Thomson]

Indexer Notes

Writer per Jerry Bails via Craig Delich.

The Condor (Table of Contents: 17)

Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sidney Elias

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.

Naval Engagement (Table of Contents: 18)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Tarr (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

The Galloping Ghosts (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

?

Pencils

John Daly ?

Inks

John Daly ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Pedro; Fernando; Burton

Synopsis

Bill foils the construction of a secret German airbase in Argentina.

Keywords

airplanes; Argentina; bolas; cattle; disguise; German Luftwaffe; ghosts; horses; Wehrmacht; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've got a bad toothache...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

3 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Brand New! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Comic Cavalcade / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Treasure Trove (Table of Contents: 22)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Sulman

Inks

Joe Sulman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara

Don't Miss Your Favorites! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

High in Energy (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)