Action Comics #88

(September 1945)

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

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

We Like to Think of It As a Medal (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Adventure of the Stingy Men! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Jerry Seigel]

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

? [as Joe Shuster]

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No! No! You can't take my money from me!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Hocus [Doc]; Pocus [Flannelhead]; Henry Weston; Roger Nolan (villain); Hiram Slag; Ben Crabbe

Synopsis

Hocus and Pocus speak what they believe to be magic commands, but it is Superman who has to carry them to fruition.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #5 ([March] 2018)

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit by Bob Hughes. We originally credited John Sikela.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Clue of the Crazy Rhyme! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Stan Kaye

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When Henry the cop's most precious possession...

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Hayfoot Henry

Indexer Notes

The text is written in rhyming couplets.

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

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mad Bull (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Darts of Death! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Famed for his exploits...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Barter; Manuel

Synopsis

While in South America, Bill exposes a pair of treasure hunters who are murdering well-heeled visitors.

Keywords

Amazon jungle; blowguns; clarinets; gold mines

Superman Is Waiting for You! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Meet a Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Avengers (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Udall

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Second page on inside back cover.

Of Cops and Robbers! (Table of Contents: 12)

Vigilante [Western hero] / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)

Inks

Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Dan Morgan; Sport Hoagland (crook)

Synopsis

Greg buys Stuff a board game called "Cops and Robbers" for one dollar in a toy store. As they leave, Sport Hoagland enters wanting to buy a copy, as no other shop has them. On being told that their last copy had just been sold, Hoagland catches up to Stuff, yanks the game from under his arm, and thrusts ten dollars at him. It turns out that the game has images of real life robberies and tells where loot is hidden.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pranks and Parrots! (Table of Contents: 14)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

William White (signed)

Inks

William White (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A pet shop can produce plenty of headaches...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]

Synopsis

Zatara sees a pet store being robbed. Turning himself invisible, he causes the animals to harass the crooks, including teaching a parrot some magic commands. It then escapes and Zatara has to get it back before it can cause any havoc.

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

Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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

Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)