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Yankee Doodle's Cousins
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Storyline
Luthor gains super strength in order to battle Superman in hand-to-hand combat after Brett Calhoun announces that he is going to give away half of his fortune ($3 million) to any man who can prove he is the richest man in Metropolis.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Luthor
- Perry White
- Lois Lane
- Brett Calhoun
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: John Sikela
- Inks: John Sikela
Story Notes
Story continued in part in Superman #17.
Supermen of America
"Gosh! I'm so strong sometimes I scare myself!"
The Green Cowled Menace (1)
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Scorpion (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Script: Mort Weisinger
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Mort Meskin
Featuring Busy Bill the Bill Collector
"Hello, Bill. What's cooking?"
Characters
- Busy Bill
Credits
- Pencils: George Storm
- Inks: George Storm
Go to War (1)
Characters
- Three Aces [Fog Fortune
- Gunner Bill
- Whistler Will]
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks: Louis Cazeneuve
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Featuring Gags
"How's the hash today, Ben-Ali?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
3 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Featuring Superman
The Skeletons in Armor
Characters
- Mr. America [Tex Thomson]
- Fatman [Bob Daley]
- The Queen Bee (villain)
Credits
- Script: Ken Fitch
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Writer credit per Jerry Bails.
"Hmm - What a headache!"
Characters
- Chief Hot Foot
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Here's Top Value!
Featuring World's Finest Comics
V ···- For Vengeance
Credits
- Script: Norman Goss
Story Notes
Several small ads.
Superman's Radio Show Covers the Continent!
"Wide awake merchants all over the North American Continent are presenting this outstanding radio feature for your entertainment."
Storyline
The ad promotes 39 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.
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Shuster (uncertain)
- Inks: Joe Shuster (uncertain)
Story Notes
This ad is similar to the one that ran originally in Action Comics #46 but with fewer U.S. stations.
"A trading steamer churns slowly through the low waters of an African river."
Storyline
Bill captures the leader of a band of raiders.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- the Red Khan (villain)
- Janet Logan
- Major Fortney
- Bula
Story Notes
Possible Fred Ray script credit removed by Craig Delich.
"Business hasn't been so good lately..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Nargo, the Ruler of Atlantis (1)
Characters
- Zatara
- Nargo (villain)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Norman Boyd
- Inks: Norman Boyd
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Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.