Action Comics , #67

Published: December 1943

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Story Featuring Superman

Credits
Story Notes

Pencils confirmed by Jack Burnley. Keith Chandler points out that Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005) gives cover inking credit to Stan Kaye, and he agrees. "Compare this cover with issue #66, which you give anyway as Kaye (but Archives #4 gives as 'Unknown')." Bob Hughes points out that the background detailing and Superman "S" design point to Roussos on this cover and to Kaye on issue #66.

Make Way for Fate!

Story Featuring Superman

"Crash! - - - and a roof falls into a cellar!"

Storyline

Superman becomes involved in a government project concerning the tearing down of older homes so that an new Officer's Training School could be built on that spot. Unfortunately, the criminal element, which has millions of dollars worth of stolen goods within the walls of one of those homes, is NOT in favor of such a project.

Credits
Story Notes

In one panel, front pages of both the Daily Planet and Daily Star are shown. Script and pencils credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

Story Featuring Private Pete

"Tonsorial Artiste"

Storyline

Pvt. Pete has to substitute at the barber shop and his first client is the Colonel, who wants a shave.

Story Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Academy of Musical Crime!

Story Featuring Vigilante

"When that professor of plunder..."

Storyline

The Fiddler's gang breaks out of jail and takes over the Parnassus School of Music as a hideout. The Fiddler uses his contacts with wealthy clients to plan burglaries. He makes the mistake of targeting the Bullion Mansion, where Greg Sanders (The Vigilante) is appearing as part of the entertainment.

Credits
Story Notes

Fiddler appearance added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

The Very Weird and Eerie Case of Wealthy Tim Buck, II (Two)
Storyline

Three multi-millionaires are kidnapped within 72 hours and held for ransom. McFooey finds that the latest victim was a fanatical student of fortune-telling. He disguises himself as a wealthy man and goes to see the Swami, where he gets hit on the head and joins the other three kidnapped men as a prisoner.

Credits
Story Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.

Deep-Water Detective!

Story Featuring Congo Bill

"Sea gold...buried in the treasure vaults of a sunken hulk..."

Storyline

A gulf hurricane blows Congo Bill's skiff miles off-course and he crosses the path of a steamer that greets him with a rifle shot. When night falls, Bill sneaks aboard the ship and finds it is illegally salvaging sunken treasure. He is caught by the crew and forced to do salvage diving for gold bullion.

Story Featuring Clancy the Cop

"The papers are full of stories about spies..."

Storyline

Clancy mistakes a Junior G-Men Club for a gang of spies.

Story Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Secret of Shanghai Rose!

"A dying man's words leap across thousands of miles of water..."

Storyline

A Chinese junk washes up on a Pacific island controlled by American soldiers. Aboard the junk is a dying, delirious man who says Shanghai Rose knows the plans for an attack planned by the Japanese fleet. A coded message is sent to Americommando to find Shanghai Rose. A midnight visit to the Japanese admiral in Shanghai leads to a surprising discovery that Shanghai Rose is a talking parrot.

Story Notes

Writer id by Jerry Bails. Baily signs in the final panel.

Home for Christmas
Storyline

A Polish commando squad goes on a raid from England to France on Christmas Eve to take out a radio station and gain revenge against the Nazis for the invasion of Poland.

Credits
Story Notes

Blue surprints as background art on each page. Editorial Advisory Board is listed at the top of the second page. Superman's Secret Message (Code Jupiter No. 4): MARZIWX MR EXLI JVXYVI SJ CSYVWIPJ, CSYV GSYRXVC. TYC EAEV FSRH.

Mardi Gras Marauders!

Story Featuring Zatara

"The gay southern city of Orlean..."

Storyline

A gang disguises themselves as Roman soldiers to take advantage of the distraction of a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans and rob a bank. Zatara is able to recover the stolen loot, but is obstructed by the hero-worshiping parade watchers and the robbers get away. The gang decides to target a charity affair the next day, but Zatara happens to be one of the entertainers there.

Credits

"Don't these guys ever eat anything but Baby Ruth?"

Story Notes

Illustrated ad with a military camp theme for Baby Ruth candy bars. Curtiss Candy Company, Chicago, Ill.

"Wow! What I like is plenty of fast-action adventure stuff!"

Story Notes

Promo for Adventure Comics, featuring original art and a partial reprint of the cover of Adventure Comics #89.

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder Are in the Movies!
Story Notes

Promo for the Columbia Batman 15-chapter serial. Features text and Batman logo, no other illustrations.

Get the Bomber and Free Secret Bomb-Sight Free
Story Notes

Illustrated ad for "airplane training cockpit," bomber model plane, and book "How to Fly." Cost is $1.69 plus C.O.D. charge and postage. Invention Co. Flight 1612, 38 Murray St., New York 7, N.Y.

Free 150 Power Microscope
Story Notes

Back cover. Illustrated ad for the book "Wonders of Living Things," Price is $1.99, which includes premium of 150 power microscope. Metro Publications, Dept. 219-P, 50 West 17th Street, New York, N.Y.

Get Going!
Storyline

Cartoon: "Listen Hemingway, when I order up a case of ammunition, I don't always mean Wheaties!"

Story Notes

Ad for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring a military-themed cartoon. General Mills, Inc.

Be Sure to Get These Top Favorites for the Best in Comics!
Story Notes

Promo for DC comics, with small versions of the covers of Batman #20, Leading Comics #8, Mutt & Jeff #11, Wonder Woman #6, Boy Commandos #5, All-Star Comics #18, Green Lantern #9, and All-Flash #12. "Now on sale everywhere!"

Be a Radio Technician
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story Notes

Inside front cover.