Action Comics, #79
Published: December 1944
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- J. Wilbur Wolfingham
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
"Only in a Superman DC publication..."
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Golden Fleece!
Storyline
When Wilbur Wolfingham brings his crooked "rags to riches" scheme to Metropolis, Lois decides to reveal his antics and prove to him that "in the end, his schemes only hurt himself"!
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- J. Wilbur Wolfingham
Credits
- Script: Don C. Cameron
- Pencils: Ira Yarbrough
- Inks: George Roussos
Story Notes
Credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).
Capturing the Counterfeiters
The Taming of the Tiger!
"Some crooks reform and some get pardons..."
Characters
- Hayfoot Henry
Credits
- Pencils: Thurston Harper
- Inks: Thurston Harper
Story Notes
Art credits verified by Jerry Bails. Alvin Schwartz script credit removed by Craig Delich. The Who's Who states Schwartz only wrote this strip from 1946-48. The text is written in rhyming couplets.
"If you fellows would all eat Wheaties..."
Credits
- Pencils: Roland Coe
- Inks: Roland Coe
Birds of Ill Omen!
"The low wail of mournfully vibrating strings..."
Storyline
The Fiddler teaches birds to sing such songs as "Yankee Doodle Dandy". Rich patrons visit his shop to buy these singing marvels. The Fiddler attends their homes under the pretext of improving the bird's vocal education, but is, in reality, "casing the joint" for future robberies.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- The Fiddler (villain)
- Fiddler's gang [Sailor
- Droop
- Spike] (villains)
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Mort Meskin
"Heap good idea - This thing called scarecrow!"
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.
Superman's Secret Message
Capt. Tootsie and the Toy Cannon
Characters
- Captain Tootsie
- Rollo
- Dr. Narsty
Story Notes
Ad for Tootsie V-M, vitamins and minerals in a chocolate syrup.
Kid Brother
Credits
- Script: Jonathon Dalton
Story Notes
Second page on inside back cover.
High in the Andes!
"The molds and casts of crime are many..."
Storyline
Bill is dispatched to investigate the disappearance of an archaeological expedition in Peru. He finds a gang of treasure hunters working to extract sacred Aztec gold.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Drake
- Trigger Garson
- Blackie
- Taltec
Credits
- Script: Whitney Ellsworth
- Pencils: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
- Inks: Carolina Hernandez Mendoza
Story Notes
Aztecs are mistakenly located in Peru.
"I wish to state that the best radio shows come from the best comics!"
Storyline
Three boys and a dog hail the Superman and Hop Harrigan radio shows -- and their comic book roots.
Story Notes
At the bottom of the last page of the Congo Bill story.
Flying Models of Famous Fighter Planes
When Magic Fails!
"You thought it could never happen..."
Storyline
Noted confidence trickster Peter Paunch sells a gang of crooks on the notion he can nullify Zatara's magic. The seemingly impossible happens, and Zatara is knocked unconscious. He discovers Paunch's trick to be no more than a pair of earplugs.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- Peter Paunch
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Scott Shriver
- Inks: Scott Shriver
Story Notes
Sold by Metro Publications.
"This hound must belong to him"
Credits
- Pencils: Christopher King
- Inks: Christopher King
Story Notes
Back cover.