Action Comics, #57
Published: February 1943
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Issue Contents:
Crime's Comedy King
Characters
- Superman
- Lois Lane
- Prankster (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: John Sikela
- Inks: John Sikela
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Crime's Comedy King!
Storyline
The Prankster creates an organization called the Appreciation Society as a front for robberies, even claiming that he knows the secret to Superman's invulnerability.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- The Prankster (villain)
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: John Sikela
- Inks: John Sikela
Story Notes
Sikela's name on a sign on page 8.
Sgt. Meyer Levin
Characters
- Sgt. Meyer Levin
Credits
- Pencils: Cliff Young (uncertain)
- Inks: Cliff Young (uncertain)
"No Fishing"
Characters
- Chief Hot Foot
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
"No, Arthur..."
The Feud of the Rimfire Ridge!
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
Credits
- Pencils: Régis Hector
- Inks: John Bevins
- Letters: Charles Paris (uncertain)
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
"Gosh - What a mob..."
Characters
- Jerry
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Story Notes
A pair of small ads.
Veiled Desert Bandits!
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.
"Baseball is a fine game..."
Characters
- Clancy
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Boy! What a Cast!
Featuring World's Finest Comics
New!
Featuring Headline Comics
Mightier Than the Sword
Characters
- Americommando [Tex Thomson]
Credits
- Script: Jonathon Dalton
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Writer per Jerry Bails via Craig Delich.
The Condor
Featuring Stamps
Credits
- Script: Manfred Hofmann
Story Notes
Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.
Naval Engagement
Credits
- Script: Ed Tarr
The Galloping Ghosts
"I've got a bad toothache..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
3 gags. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
Brand New!
Featuring Comic Cavalcade
Treasure Trove
Don't Miss Your Favorites!
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
High in Energy
Story Notes
Back cover.