Action Comics, #67
Published: December 1943
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: George Roussos
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.
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Make Way for Fate!
"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.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Samuel Rayburn
- Martha Hoskins
- Soapy Waters
- Soft-Shoe Sapper
- Reggie
- Flossie
- Sykes
Credits
- Script: Don C. Cameron
- Pencils: Pete Riss
- Inks: George Roussos
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).
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!
Featuring DC 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!"
"Tonsorial Artiste"
Storyline
Pvt. Pete has to substitute at the barber shop and his first client is the Colonel, who wants a shave.
Characters
- Pvt. Pete
- the Colonel
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
The Academy of Musical Crime!
"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.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- The Fiddler (villain)
- Droop (villain)
- Professor Schutzendorf
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson (uncertain)
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Joe Kubert
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.
Characters
- Super-Sleuth McFooey
- Uriah Hemp
- Jiggers
- Swami Whammi (villain)
Story Notes
Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.
Deep-Water Detective!
"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.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Cap'n Rudd (villain)
- Gritter (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
- Inks: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder Are in the Movies!
Featuring Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Story Notes
Promo for the Columbia Batman 15-chapter serial. Features text and Batman logo, no other illustrations.
"The papers are full of stories about spies..."
Storyline
Clancy mistakes a Junior G-Men Club for a gang of spies.
Characters
- Clancy
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
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.
Characters
- Americommando [Tex Thomson]
- Bluff Huggins (death)
- Shang
- Admiral Dobura (villain)
Credits
- Script: Jonathon Dalton
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Writer id by Jerry Bails. Baily signs in the final panel.
Featuring Adventure Comics
"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.
"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.
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.
Characters
- Sgt. Peter Wladislawsky
- Stanislaus
Credits
- Script: Devon Taylor
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!
"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.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John2 Zatara]
- Big Mike Muggridge (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Sulman
- Inks: Joe Sulman
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.
Be a Radio Technician
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
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.