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Action Comics #95

DC · Series began 1938 · April 1946

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Dates

Cover date: April 1946
On sale: February 12, 1946
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Wayne Boring, Jon Small, Reamer Keller, Stan Kaye, Mort Meskin, Lit-Win, Ed Smalle, Phil Berube, William Whiteinks: Stan Kaye, Reamer Keller, George Roussos, Lit-Win, Ed Smalle, Phil Berube, William Whitecolors: Jack Adlerscript: Al Schwartz, Lit-Win, V. V. Dredaine, Phil Berubeletters: Phil Berube

Stories

The Laughing Stock of Metropolis! · 12 pages
The Prankster sets out to make Superman the laughing stock of Metropolis. His antics include throwing custard pies in Superman's face and drawing a mustache on an official portrait. Superman retires from fighting crime and crooks run rampant. In disguise, Clark challenges The Prankster to the title of funniest man alive, during which he confesses to having been the cause of Superman losing face.
The Legal Eagle! · 5 pages
The Burgling Bookman! · 10 pages
The Vigilante and Stuff foil the schemes of a book collector who rigs up his volumes with tricks. In one, for example, he affixes $100 bills to the pages, in another he hollows out the insides and places gas in the cavity.
Jasper · 0.5 pages
New Fangled Hoosegow · 2 pages
Upstream River Rats! · 5.67 pages
Bill exposes a pair of treasure hunters trying to keep visitors away from their gold stream.
Willie · 0.5 pages
Spotlight for Cinderella! · 7 pages
Alighting from a train in Hollywood, Zatara overhears a girl and her three step-sisters discussing a role in the movies. He visits his old friend Jack Stone, now a producer, and suggests a version of Cinderella using all four women.

Reprinted in

Adventure Comics (1938), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013)