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Action Comics #105

DC · Series began 1938 · February 1947

Dates

Cover date
February 1947
On sale
December 16, 1946
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Wayne Boring, John Sikela, William White, C. C. Beck, Ed Smalle, Stan Kaye, Phil Berubeinks: Stan Kaye, John Sikela, William White, Pete Costanza, Ed Smalle, Phil Berube, George Roussoscolors: Jack Adlerscript: Jerry Siegel, Joe Samachson, George Kashdan, Al Schwartz, Phil Berube, Martin Walker

Stories

  • The Man Who Hated Christmas! · 14 pages

    Jasper Rasper hates Christmas and tries to assassinate Santa Claus, but Superman is on hand to prevent it.

  • They Wanted Wings! · 7 pages

    Russ Bright has invented a pair od mechanical wings which actually work A group of convicts arranged to have sets stolen and smuggled into prison. These they use to fly over the prison walls. Zatara catches up to them and magically turns their mechanical wings into butterfly wings.

  • Operation Hippo! · 5.67 pages

    Bill helps a pair of hunters capture a pygmy hippopotamus.

  • The Vindictive Vixens! · 4 pages

    Henry uncovers the cause of the rift between two warring females.

  • Little Arthur · 0.67 pages
  • Maiden Cruise · 2 pages
  • Truth Comes to Gila Gap! · 10 pages

    Scar Jameson's gang are on a rampage of murder and robbery in and around Gila City, but this ends when The Vigilante steps in to administer his own brand of prairie justice.

Publisher’s description

Superman gets some help from his old pal Santa Claus to stop a crazed millionaire who intends to sabotage Christmas!

Reprinted in

Superman (1947), Superman Annual (1951), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013)

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