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Action Comics #51

DC · Series began 1938 · August 1942

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Dates

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

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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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

Publisher’s description

While Superman and the Guardian do battle with the San Diego Five String Mob in Metropolis, Jimmy Olsen and the Newsboy Legion encounter the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland. Plus, “THE TORN PHOTOGRAPH” and “KINGS FOR A DAY!”

Reprinted in

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