Action Comics #68

(January 1944)

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Electric Football / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superman Meets Susie! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster)

Inks

George Roussos (signed as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Susie Tompkins (Lois Lane's niece); Lois Lane; Perry White; Hank Beaker; Tug Graff; Sparky Hahn; Beaker Beales

Synopsis

The wild stories that Susie relates to Lois and Clark pique the interest of Superman, who discovers one of her crazy stories happens to be true!

Reprints

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 ([July] 2005)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 ([July] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Story gives the impression this is Superman's first meeting with Susie, but she actually appeared in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #59. Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

You're Ready for Action! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Imagine - I'm getting airplane instruction today!

Genre

humor; military

The Duke Goes to the Dogs! (Table of Contents: 5)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.)

Inks

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; Duke Daggett

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Bob Hughes.

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

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Romeo, the Robot / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Farr

Pencils

Jack Farr

Inks

Jack Farr

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Come down off that pole this minute...

Genre

humor

The Ancient Incas! (Table of Contents: 8)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle (as Edwin Smalle)

Inks

Ed Smalle (as Edwin Smalle)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill

Synopsis

Bill prevents lost Incan gold from making its way into German hands.

Keywords

ancient Incas; German Heer; gold; masks; Peru; the Andes; United States Navy; Wehrmacht; World War II

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

The Sea Snake (Table of Contents: 10)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Review of The Sea Snake by Stephen W. Meader, illustrated by Edward Shenton.

Between Dishonor and Death (Table of Contents: 11)

Americommando / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

war

Characters

Americommando [Tex Thomson]

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Jerry Bails via Craig Delich. Artist signature in final panel.

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

Bike-ology (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Bendix / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Laffs / 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 got hungry while I was painting it!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

3 gags.

Double Twist (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Trent

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes Superman's Secret Message and the Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comic Magazines.

The Pictures That Walked (Table of Contents: 16)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Sulman ?

Inks

Joe Sulman ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara

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Muscle Power Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)