Action Comics #97

(June 1946)

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

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

H Is for Hippopotamus (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Magician's Convention! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

John Sikela (ghosted for Joe Shuster)

Inks

John Sikela (ghosted for Joe Shuster)

Colors

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

They're back again - Doc and Flannel-Head

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Hocus [Doc]; Pocus [Flannel-Head]; Conrad the Conjuror; Gregor the Great

Synopsis

Perry White assigns Clark to cover the Magician's Convention. He wonders whether Hocus and Pocus, magicians-by-accident and detectives, will attend. They do, and the usual havoc occurs.

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #272 (February 1974)
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #7/1974 ([juli] 1974)
• in Stålmannen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #8/1974 (23 juli 1974)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #5 ([March] 2018)

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

"Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mel Ott (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Rhyme That Wasn't There! (Table of Contents: 6)

Hayfoot Henry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Stan Kaye (signed as S. K.)

Inks

Stan Kaye (signed as S. K.)

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They said it was impossible...

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Hayfoot Henry

Indexer Notes

The text is written in rhyming couplets.

5-Inning Flash Finds Himself (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Animal Master! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

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Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)

Inks

George Roussos (credited as Mort Morton Jr.)

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Human beings can be sinister enough...

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Fanger (villain)

Synopsis

Fanger hypnotizes Stuff into believing he is a monkey, and gets him to steal money from Greg Saunders' safe. After Stuff jumps out of the window and into the car belonging to the crooks, Greg changes into his costume and gives pursuit.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Lit-Win (signed)

Pencils

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks

Lit-Win (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Beg your pardon, ma'm, would you give me a quarter...

Genre

humor

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Crime's Partners (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Neill (credited) (house name)

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

Characters

Big Nick; Tommy Gerard; Charley the Gyp; Evan Roberts

The Reindeer Racketeers! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

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Far from his favorite jungle haunts....

Genre

adventure; drama; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Eskimos (First Nations tribe); Yukon Pete

Synopsis

Bill captures a gang of reindeer rustlers.

Keywords

Arctic; aurora borealis; first aid; reindeer; ski planes; snow

Indexer Notes

writer id by Craig Delich

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Magic Sports! (Table of Contents: 15)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

William White

Inks

William White

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No matter how big you are now...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Weak Willie

Synopsis

Zatara sees a boy being picked upon for his slight build, and takes him under his wing. In invisible form Zatara show Willie how to use his natural talents to shine at baseball, football and swimming. The other boys end up respecting and looking up to him.

Drama Above the Streets! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

How Thom McAn Saved the Doomed Balloon! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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