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CATALOG RECORD

Action Comics #73

DC · Series began 1938 · June 1944

Dates

Cover date
June 1944
On sale
April 16, 1944
Pages
60

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Wayne Boring, Pete Riss, Creig Flessel, Ray Houlihan, Mort Meskin, Jack Farr, Ed Smalle, Bernard Baily, Joe Sulman, Louis Priscillainks: Stan Kaye, George Roussos, Creig Flessel, Ray Houlihan, Charles Paris, Jack Farr, Ed Smalle, Bernard Baily, Joe Sulman, Louis Priscillacolors: Jack Adlerscript: Jerry Siegel, Ray Houlihan, Joe Samachson, Jack Farr, Al Gerz, Joseph Greene, Gardner Foxletters: Ray Houlihan, Jack Farr

Stories

  • The Hobby Robbers! · 12 pages

    Clark investigates a series of robberies involving people's hobbies and those items being held for ransom, but when it is revealed that Kent's hobby is collecting clocks, Superman must step in "in time" to save the collection.

  • Molly · 1 pages
  • Dirge on a Bull Fiddle! · 10 pages

    Three hungry ex-convicts are instructed to sing sad, wailing songs by The Fiddler. It is his contention that a man's most vulnerable spot is his sentimentality. Emory Tidwell, spying Stuff all mussed up from a scrap with some kids, gives him fifty dollars to buy new clothes and food. Stuff tries to explain, but hears a mournful vocalizing, so he goes over to donate the fifty dollars to the singers, only to find The Fiddler and his gang about to put a plan into operation.

  • Growler and Prowler · Super-Sleuth McFooey · 4 pages
  • Renegade Roundup! · 5.67 pages

    In the Canadian northwest Bill confronts a bandit who hopes to profit by stirring up trouble between First Nations and white settlers

  • A Good Sign · 2 pages
  • The Return of Dr. Ito · 7.67 pages

    In Tokyo, Americommando is disguised as the Nazi Doctor Brand. Dr. Ito thinks he has met him before and sets a trap. But Americommando arranges to be in two places at the same time.

  • Our Friends in War, Work & Service · 1 pages
  • Rocks of Riches! · 8 pages

    Professor Paul Pillner claims to be an authority on deciphering texts on ancient monuments. He has apparently found any number of treasure hoards by this means, but Zatara is suspicious and reveals Pillner to be a notorious fence of stolen goods.

Reprinted in

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

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