Action Comics #79

(December 1944)

The Golden Fleece (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; J. Wilbur Wolfingham

Synopsis:

When Wilbur Wolfingham brings his crooked "rags to riches" scheme to Metropolis, Lois decides to reveal his antics and prove to him that "in the end, his schemes only hurt himself"!

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

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-21-07.

The Taming of the Tiger (Table of Contents: 2)

Hayfoot Henry / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Thurston Harper

Inks:

Thurston Harper

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; detective-mystery

Characters:

Hayfoot Henry

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Jerry Bails. Alvin Schwartz script credit removed by Craig Delich 10-22-08. The Who's Who states Schwartz only wrote this strip from 1946-48.

Birds of Ill Omen (Table of Contents: 3)

The Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Samachson

Pencils:

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

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Fiddler (villain); Fiddler's gang [Sailor; Droop; Spike] (villains)

["Heap good idea - This thing called scarecrow!"] (Table of Contents: 4)

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Chief Hot Foot

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Kid Brother (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Joseph Greene (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

High in the Andes! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script:

Whitney Ellsworth

Pencils:

Edwin Smalle

Inks:

Edwin Smalle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill; Drake; Trigger Garson; Blackie; Taltec

Synopsis:

Bill is dispatched to investigate the disappearance of an archaeological expedition in Peru. He finds a gang of treasure hunters working to extract sacred Aztec gold.

Keywords:

Andes Mountains; decoys; Peru

Indexer Notes

Aztecs are mistakenly located in Peru.

When Magic Fails (Table of Contents: 7)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

William F. White

Inks:

William F. White

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Zatara