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CATALOG RECORD

Action Comics #96

DC · Series began 1938 · May 1946

Dates

Cover date
May 1946
On sale
March 11, 1946
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Wayne Boring, Pete Riss, Colin Allen, Ed Smalle, Mort Meskin, Lit-Win, Stan Kaye, William White, George Roussos, Michael Berryinks: Stan Kaye, Colin Allen, Ed Smalle, George Roussos, Lit-Win, William White, Michael Berrycolors: Jack Adlerscript: Joseph Greene, Lit-Win, Stan Carter, Al Schwartz

Stories

  • Haircut -- and a Close Shave! · 12 pages

    A writer decides to become a criminal as "research" for his next book.

  • Adventure in Hollywood! · 5.67 pages

    An amnesiac Bill attempts to avoid thugs intent on securing a treasure map in Bill's possession.

  • Danger's Midgets! · 10 pages

    While escaping from the police, The Dummy is hidden by a sympathetic female midget [sic], then they get away in her car, eventually running down The Vigilante. The Dummy gets his comeuppance at a carnival, where a horde of midgets bring him down.

  • Killer's Refuge · 2 pages
  • The Sabotaged Dinner! · 5 pages
  • Wonders of Words! · 7 pages

    Zatara catches a boy sneaking out of school because he would rather fish than find out the meaning of three words he had been given. The words are pterodactyl, jinn and corsair. Zatara decides to show him what fun the exercise can be.

Reprinted in

Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013)

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