Dates
- Cover date
- April 1945
- On sale
- February 13, 1945
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Hocus & Pocus...Magicians by Accident! · 12 pages
A pair of would-be magicians believe they have magical powers, and a crime boss sees them "perform," intending on using those abilities for make him some quick illegal cash!
- Custom Tailored Crime! · 5 pages
- Wild Horses! · 5.67 pages
Bill exposes a pair of con-men's plan to buy horses at well below market price by inducing the horses to mad behavior.
- In the Soup · 2 pages
- The Boners · 0.5 pages
- A Fortune for a Fossil! · 10 pages
A fossil bone which could change the interpretation of human development is unearthed. Greg and Stuff go to the museum to look at old remains. While there, an attempt to steal the fossil is made, but is prevented by The Vigilante.
- The Innocent Thief! · 8 pages
Zatara's friend Gerald Miller is, according to strong evidence, apparently guilty of theft. Zatara investigates and uncovers the set-up. He finds himself trapped in a timed bank vault with no obvious way out, until he magically brings to life the figures on the coins. Amazon women and buffalos charge at the vault door and break it open. He then exposes the bank owner Gorgon and the man hired to impersonate Miller, who is exonerated.
Reprinted in
Superman: The Action Comics Archives (1997), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013)