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CATALOG RECORD

Action Comics #51

DC · Series began 1938 · August 1942

Dates

Cover date
August 1942
On sale
June 16, 1942
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Fred Ray, John Sikela, Mort Meskin, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve, Bernard Baily, Ray McGill, Joe Sulmaninks: Fred Ray, John Sikela, Cliff Young, Henry Boltinoff, Louis Cazeneuve, Bernard Baily, Ray McGill, Joe Sulmanscript: Josette Frank, Jerry Siegel, Henry Boltinoff, Gardner Fox, Ken Fitch, Ed McGee, Ray McGill, Fred Rayletters: Ray McGill

Stories

  • The Case of the Crimeless Crimes · 13 pages

    Clark and Lois are directed to a story involving a weird figure calling himself the Prankster, who breaks into a bank, only to leave a black bag "on deposit" that is chock full of money.

  • Guns, Gold, and Glory! · 12 pages

    Greg Sanders returns to his old home town out west, only to find criminals from the city have gone there to get away from him.

  • The Valley of the Vultures · 6 pages
  • The Framer · 8 pages
  • Some Must Fight · 2 pages
  • Untitled · 6 pages

    Bill joins the Flying Tigers and exposes a spy in their ranks.

  • The Case of the Coconut Crimes! · 9 pages

Reprinted in

Superman: The Action Comics Archives (1997), The Superman Chronicles (2006), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Superman: The Golden Age (2016)

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