Action Comics, #46

Published: March 1942

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Action Comics #46

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
Story Notes

Art credits verified by Fred Ray.

Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Devil's Playground
Story 2 13 pages superhero
Storyline

The Domino terrorizes the Gantry Amusement Park, trying to get gambling stands into the place, but Superman decides otherwise.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Jim Gantry
  • The Domino [Jeff Farnham] (villain, introduction)
Credits
Story Notes

Cassidy art credits from Craig Delich and Bob Hughes. We previously credited Ed Dobrotka. Dobrotka credited in Archives.

Supermen of America
Story 3 1 page
Story 4 1 page humor

"Poor Bonecrusher, I guess I sort of left him cold!"

Characters
  • Bonecrusher
  • Pin-Point
  • Super Duper
Crimes in Color
Story 5 12 pages western-frontier
Storyline

The Rainbow Man and his gang use color and his Rainbow Globe to serve them in their crimes and confuse the police. When Stuff discovers the mob, he is captured, and the Vigilante must save him.

Characters
  • The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
  • The Rainbow Man (introduction, villain)
  • Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
Credits
Story 6 1 page humor

"The Sargeant is certainly excited about this phoney magician and crook, El Abu!"

Characters
  • Clancy the Cop
Story Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Featuring Smiles

Story 7 1 page humor

"Any luck?"

Story Notes

3 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

Featuring All-Star Comics; Leading Comics

Story 8 1 page
The Djinn (1)
Story 9 6 pages adventure

"Whoops!"

Storyline

The Aces battle the Djinn and his gunmen who ride on a flying carpet.

Characters
  • Three Aces [Fog Fortune
  • Gunner Bill
  • Whistler Will]
  • The Djinn (villain)
  • Caspar Evans
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 10 0 pages
Beowulf by E. V. Sandys
Story 11 1 page
Credits
Iron Giant
Story 12 8 pages superhero
Storyline

Mr. America and the Fatman battle an Iron Giant, Vo-Kan the Terrible, a machination stolen by the Queen Bee for her own ends.

Characters
  • Mr. America [Tex Thomson]
  • Fatman [Bob Daley]
  • The Queen Bee (villain)
  • Vo-Kan the Terrible (villain)
  • Markham
Credits
Superman Is in the Movies!
Story 13 1 page

Featuring Superman

Story 14 1 page
Pea Shooter
Story 15 2 pages sports

"Denver Jackson was worried, an unusual..."

Characters
  • Denver Jackson
  • Terry
  • Al Classon
  • Alice Jackson
Credits
Story 16 0 pages
Story Notes

Several small ads.

Story 17 6 pages jungle

"So you're lookin' for Congo Bill, are you?"

Storyline

Congo Bill arrests Louie Logan, who has been dealing whiskey to natives illegally, but Louie escapes and sets a trap for Bill.

Characters
  • Congo Bill
  • Louie Logan (villain)
  • Janet Logan
  • Witchie
Credits
Superman's Radio Show Covers the Continent!
Story 18 1 page

"Wide awake merchants all over the North American Continent are presenting this outstanding radio feature for your entertainment."

Storyline

The ad promotes 44 stations in the United States, on in Newfoundland and 26 in Canada airing the Superman radio show, along with their sponsors. Text at the bottom encourages readers to write their local stations and ask for the show.

Credits
Story Notes

This ad is similar to the one that ran originally in Superman #15 but with differences in U.S. stations.

Fights the Nazis in Europe (1)
Story 19 9 pages adventure
Storyline

After a show, some boys convince Zatara to try and stop the war in Europe. Zatara and Tong go off to fight the Nazis.

Characters
  • Zatara
  • Tong
  • Nazis (villains)
  • Adolf Hitler (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Zatara effectively wins the war in this story.

Now on Sale
Story 20 1 page
Story 21 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 22 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.