Action Comics, #64
Published: September 1943
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Issue Contents:
The Terrible Toyman
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- The Toyman [Winslow Percival Schott]
Credits
- Pencils: Sam Citron
- Inks: Don Komisarow
Story Notes
Credits corrected to match Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Mounted Messenger by Cornelia Meigs
Featuring Good Books Worth Reading
Credits
- Script: Paul J. Bolger
Story Notes
Inside front cover. Includes "Superman's Secret Message" and enrollment coupon for Supermen of America.
The Terrible Toyman!
"Children aren't the only ones who find fascination in toys!"
Storyline
The Toyman uses toys to commit two robberies, but after Superman foils his third robbery, the Toyman snatches Lois Lane and is about to kill her with poisonous dolls, when Superman discovers his hidden lair, frees Lois, and turns The Toyman over to the police.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- The Toyman [Winslow Percival Schott] (villain)
Credits
- Script: Don C. Cameron
- Pencils: Sam Citron
- Inks: Don Komisarow
Story Notes
Credits corrected to match Siegel's records for Action 66 based on credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).
"Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"
The Treasure of Dead Man's Key!
"A century after shipwrecked sea robbers perished on..."
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff [Jimmy Leung]
- Cinthy (introduction)
- Poison (villain)
- Chopper (villain)
Credits
- Script: Don C. Cameron
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Charles Paris (uncertain)
Gift of Death
"For a long time after his visitor had..."
Characters
- Hendrick Van Horn
- Kapitan Koch
Credits
- Script: Eric Drake
Are You "Pre-Flight" Material?
The Inquisitive Ostrich!
"Nobody can guess what an ostrich will do..."
Storyline
Bill thwarts a plan by an ersatz ostrich farmer to capture a ship off the coast of South Africa.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Van'thelder [von Helder]
Credits
- Script: Don C. Cameron
- Pencils: Ed Smalle (uncertain)
- Inks: Ed Smalle (uncertain)
Peter, the Small!
Characters
- Americommando [Tex Thomson]
- Peter Populis
- Nazis (villains)
Credits
- Script: Jonathon Dalton
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Writer credit per Jerry Bails.
Featuring Prize Comics; Headline Comics
Quiet...Thugs at Work!
Characters
- Zatara
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Norman Boyd
- Inks: Norman Boyd
Characters
- Charles Atlas (photograph)
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Sold by Metro Publications. Back cover.