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 [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

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 ([May] 2005)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 (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)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

Imagine - I'm getting airplane instruction today!

Genre:

humor

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 [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:

Edwin Smalle

Inks:

Edwin Smalle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

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)

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

Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

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:

Joseph Sulman ?

Inks:

Joseph Sulman ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

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)