Action Comics #91

(December 1945)

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

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

C Is for Cat (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Ghost Drum! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Jerry Siegel] (credited)

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough (credited as Joe Shuster)

Inks

Ira Yarbrough (credited as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; "Davey Jones" (villain)

Synopsis

Ships have been disappearing while traveling up to the Great Lakes. Superman discovers that a crook using the alias "Davey Jones" has been sinking them intending to salvage the cargo, but soon puts an end to that scheme.

Reprints

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

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

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

The Sunshine Swindle! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Stan Kaye

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Hayfoot Henry

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Scuffy, the Tramp / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win (signed)

Pencils

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks

Lit-Win (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Missed again!

Genre

humor

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

History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Underground School! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Chang; Ling

Synopsis

A Chinese traitor discovers tungsten that he plans to sell to the Japanese. His treachery is exposed by Bill.

Keywords

China; poisoning; stereotyping of the Chinese; tungsten; World War II

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Freedom's Light (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Udall (credited as Ted Loury)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

Mac, Fred and Joe (three sailors)

The Fiddler's Jam Session! (Table of Contents: 12)

Vigilante / 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

Characters

The Vigilante; Stuff; The Fiddler (villain); Al Terry

Synopsis

Vigilante's old nemesis The Fiddler hits upon a plan to rob concert proceeds. He debases his talent by performing 'hick' routines with his fiddle, until one night, while performing on stage, he hears one of the band saying that the proceeds of that night's performance has reached $10,000. He signals his men, planted in the audience, but just at that time Greg Saunders and Stuff come in backstage to see one of the headline acts. Changing into the Vigliante costume, he and Stuff eventually foil The Fiddler's plans yet again.

Bronko Nagurski (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

One Man Show! (Table of Contents: 14)

Zatara / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

William White

Inks

William White

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Zatara; Brenner; Denton

Synopsis

The old Palace Theater is now flanked by skyscrapers. Denton intends to reopen it with a show headlined by Zatara. On opening night Denton and the entire troop of performers have been kidnapped, so Zatara conjures up the missing acts from depictions on the wall posters.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Surging Energy (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)