Action Comics #59

(April 1943)

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

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

Superman by George Lowther (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Josette Frank

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Cinderella -- a la Superman (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Ed Dobrotka

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Susie Tompkins (introduction)

Synopsis

Clark Kent, believing that he has a date with Lois, finds out he is to babysit her sister's daughter Susie. When Clark sits down to read to her, he falls asleep and that initiates a dream sequence in which Superman re-enacts the Cinderella story.

Reprints

• 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])

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

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

Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark (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

Mark W. Clark

Hold Your Hats! The Prankster Is Back! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

World's Finest Value! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Fiddler's Fee! (Table of Contents: 8)

Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton) (signed)

Inks

Charles Paris (as Charley) (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; The Fiddler [Ben Bowe] (villain, introduction); Fiddler's gang (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Frustrated concert violinist Ben Bowe turns to a life of crime, and plans daring robberies for his gang of toughs, and is frequently on hand to help them out as a blind violinist beggar who just happens to be standing by. He uses his awful tunes to communicate with his gang in code. While at his headquarters, various violins are tricked out as weapons: one that shoots sulfuric acid and another loaded with dynamite. He and his gang are captured by the Vigilante and Stuff.

Indexer Notes

This Fiddler is not the same villain as the Flash's.

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

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

But there's nothing wrong with me, Doc...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

3 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Bombshell! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Sky Knights of Malta (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Monaco (Table of Contents: 12)

Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sidney Elias (as Sidney M. Elias)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.

Missive for Mussolini (Table of Contents: 13)

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 credit from Jerry Bails via Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Shorty / 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

All I do is mop decks...

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Fast As a Bullet! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Prize Comics; Headline Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Scarecrow (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Willis Blane (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

detective-mystery

The Phantom Warriors! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle (as Edwin Smalle)

Inks

Ed Smalle (as Edwin Smalle)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill [William Morgan]; Smith; Tom Scott; Ager; van Meers; Angus

Synopsis

Bill exposes a plot to steal diamonds from a mine owner by using a secret entrance to his mine.

Keywords

deadfalls; diamond mines; diamonds; disguise

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Crime Takes a Detour (Table of Contents: 19)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Sulman (as Joseph Sulman)

Inks

Joe Sulman (as Joseph Sulman)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]

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

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Wonders of Science Simplified / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Energy to Battle Odds (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)