Action Comics #61

(June 1943)

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

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

The Big Eight (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Man They Wouldn't Believe! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Sam Citron (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Don Komisarow (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The matter of Superman's secret identity is one of utmost importance.

Feature Logo

Superman [classic design, angled u bottom]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Craig Shaw (villain)

Synopsis

Lois writes an article critical of a certain playboy, but it backfires when he falls in love and proposes to her, making even Clark Kent jealous enough to reveal his secret identity to her.

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])

Sgt. David Woody (Table of Contents: 4)

Supermen of the U.S. Army / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Cliff Young

Inks

Cliff Young

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Sgt. David Woody

Supermen of America (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Energy Is Ammunition! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Cat and the Fiddler! (Table of Contents: 7)

Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Jr.)

Inks

Charles Paris (signed as Charlie)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

A baleful bow scrapes sinister strings, and mocking...

Genre

superhero; western-frontier

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff [Jimmy Leung]; VILLAINS: The Fiddler; Fiddler's Gang--Sailor; Droop; Sport

One Arabian Night (Table of Contents: 8)

3 Aces / comic story / 4.9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cease firing!

Genre

adventure

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Story cut and pasted from longer art (probably 6 pages). Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Action That Zings! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Prize Comics; Headline Comics / advertisement / 0.1 page (report information)

The Dikes of Death! (Table of Contents: 10)

Americommando / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

In Holland, where skaters once made the dikeways ring with...

Genre

war

Characters

Americommando [Tex Thomson]; VILLAINS: Herr Spitzen; Van Der Clos

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Jerry Bails.

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

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Dog's Life (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

George Ward (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Model Planes (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

A Blowout in Istanbul (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle ?

Inks

Ed Smalle ?

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Emil; Mustafa Pasha

Synopsis

Bill and a Turkish espionage agent prevent a German invasion of Turkey.

Keywords

Germany; Istanbul; Nazi salute; radios; swastikas; Turkey; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Private Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Private Pete - It's up to you to bring it back...

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Pvt. Pete

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Man who Stole Magic! (Table of Contents: 16)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Sulman (signed)

Inks

Joe Sulman (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Every person, at one time or another in his life, has...

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Zatara the Master Magician

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara; VILLAIN: Chilly Sly

Synopsis

A small time crook learns how to harness Zatara's powers for his own criminal gain.

Indexer Notes

Story cut and pasted from longer art (probably 9 pages).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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

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