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Action Comics #96

DC · Series began 1938 · May 1946

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Dates

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

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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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.

Publisher’s description

A struggling writer decides to become a criminal as research for his next book, even if it attracts the attention of Superman!

Reprinted in

Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013)