Action Comics, #69
Published: February 1944
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"Needles and pins, needles and pins, when the Prankster meets Superman, trouble begins!"
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Credits
- Script: Paul J. Bolger
Story Notes
Inside front cover. "Books for Your Christmas List"
The Lost-and-Found Mystery!
"Needles and pins..."
Storyline
Clark and Lois are mystified by ads in the Daily Planet offering huge sums of money for the recovery of lost items. But Superman gets involved when Lois disappears, thanks to The Prankster!
Characters
- G. Clamm
- J. Roger
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel (uncertain)
- Pencils: Sam Citron
- Inks: Don Komisarow
Story Notes
Blue "S" on cape. Credits changed to match credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).
Here's Get Up and Go
"Shh! There's a machine-gun unit out there giving us a lot of trouble!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Little Men Who Were There!
"A midget in stature, but a giant in criminal intellect..."
Storyline
The Vigilante battles The Dummy, who is using a shrinking ray to shrink himself and his gang in order to commit crimes.
Characters
- Slug
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Joe Kubert
"Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"
The Rain Maker (1)
Kangaroo Capers!
""Be kind to animals" is a good motto..."
Storyline
Bill battles Australian sheep rustlers.
Characters
- Nellie (kangaroo)
- Muggles
Credits
- Pencils: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
- Inks: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
"--And, brother, that's what's helping us..."
"Boy - Was I a goat!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Traitor's Bait!
"There is no rest for anyone until the enemy is destroyed!"
Storyline
Americommando stops at a little village on the India/China border for some rest, but there is none, as a man is being murdered down the hall. He is arrested on suspicion, but escapes and uncovers a plot to sell arms to the Japanese.
Characters
- General Mao
- Captain Ping
- Colonel Kung
Credits
- Script: Jonathon Dalton
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Baily signs in the final panel.
Featuring Leading Comics
"Sure -- I know we're upside down!"
Revenge, Rationed
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller
East Meets West!
""East is East...and West is West...""
Storyline
A group of eastern swamis visit America, but Zatara counters their evil spells with those of his own.
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Sulman
- Inks: Joe Sulman
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon!
Characters
Credits
- Script: Rod Reed
- Pencils: C. C. Beck
- Inks: C. C. Beck
Story Notes
Back cover.