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CATALOG RECORD

Action Comics #81

DC · Series began 1938 · February 1945

Dates

Cover date
February 1945
On sale
December 12, 1944
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Wayne Boring, Ira Yarbrough, Dick MacKay, Thurston Harper, Roland Coe, John Daly, Mort Meskininks: Stan Kaye, Ira Yarbrough, Dick MacKay, Thurston Harper, Roland Coe, John Daly, Mort Meskincolors: Jack Adlerscript: Whitney Ellsworth, Joe Samachson

Stories

  • Fairyland Isle! · 12 pages

    John Nicholas' dream of building "Fairyland Isle", whose admission is absolutely free to poor kids, seems not to be ready for the Christmas season opening until Santa 'Superman' Claus steps in to make it a reality. Open it does, but the dis-inherited heirs of the man who provided their playland provide their share of sabotage.

  • The Man Who Stole Time! · 5 pages
  • Nemesis of the Northland! · 5.67 pages

    Bill pursues a diamond thief into wilderness country.

  • Ticket to Death · 1.67 pages
  • The Chinatown Kid, Magician! · 10 pages

    Stuff is learning magic tricks. Greg takes him to the Hall of the Future, to see future 'magic' tricks such as photoelectric cells and prefabricated houses. When Mingo and his men try to steal artifacts, Vigilante and Stuff pursue them, and are captured. Stuff distracts the goon guarding them with magic tricks while Vigilante escapes his bonds.

  • Sea-Going Sparklers! · 8 pages

    Zatara is called in to help uncover illegal diamonds being smuggled in from Brazil. He fails to find any evidence on a newly-docked ship, so he travels to Rio to check the situation at its source. While there he uncovers the scam set up by "Stone" Stanner and brings him to justice.

Reprinted in

Special Edition, Action Comics (1944), Superman: The Action Comics Archives (1997), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013)

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