Action Comics #69

(February 1944)

The Lost-and-Found Mystery (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Siegel ? (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka ? [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; G. Clamm; J. Roger; The Prankster

Synopsis:

Clark and Lois are mystified by ads in the Daily Planet offering huge sums of money for the recovery of lost items. But Superman gets involved when Lois disappears, thanks to the Prankster!

Reprints:

• in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #5 ([March] 2007)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #4 (2017)

Indexer Notes

Blue "S" on cape. Credits by Bob Hughes 12/06. Previously credited to Sam Citron. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-9-07.

["Shh! There's a machine-gun unit out there giving us a lot of trouble!"] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor; military

Characters:

Pvt. Pete

The Little Men Who Were There (Table of Contents: 3)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Samachson

Pencils:

Mort Meskin [as Mort Morton Jr.] (signed)

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero; western-frontier

Characters:

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]

Reprints:

• in Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (DC, 1972 series) #3 (November 1972)

[The Rain Maker] (Table of Contents: 4)

Vitamin Vic / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr

Inks:

Jack Farr

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Vitamin Vic

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 10-9-07; letterer credit added by Craig Delich 10-14-08.

Kangaroo Capers! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Edwin Smalle

Inks:

Edwin Smalle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill; Nellie (kangaroo); Muggles

Synopsis:

Bill battles Australian sheep rustlers.

Keywords:

Australia; horses; kangaroos; Limey Lou; sheep

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

Clancy the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Clancy the Cop

Traitor's Bait (Table of Contents: 7)

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 by Jerry Bails via Craig Delich 5/05.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Handy Andy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr

Inks:

Jack Farr

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Handy Andy

Indexer Notes

Writer & letterer credits added by Craig Delich 10-9-07.

Revenge, Rationed (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Miller ? [as Tod Mallon] (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

East Meets West (Table of Contents: 10)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joseph Sulman ?

Inks:

Joseph Sulman ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Zatara

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

Captain Tootsie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)