Action Comics, #81
Published: February 1945
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"This is where I get off, Superman..."
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Baby New Year
- Father Time
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Featuring Buzzy
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Fairyland Isle!
"Where ther'es a will - - there are relatives and heirs!"
Storyline
John Nicholas' dream of building "Fairyland Isle", whose admission is absolutely free to poor kids, seems not to be ready for the Christmas season opening until Santa 'Superman' Claus steps in to make it a reality. Open it does, but the dis-inherited heirs of the man who provided their playland provide their share of sabotage.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Jimmy Olsen (un-named)
- John Nicholas
- Jason
- Ted
- Ned
- Fancy Dan
Credits
- Pencils: Ira Yarbrough
- Inks: Ira Yarbrough
"She suggested keeping me company..."
Credits
- Pencils: Christopher King
- Inks: Christopher King
The Man Who Stole Time!
"Though folks in Sleepyside all speak in rhyme..."
Characters
- Hayfoot Henry
Credits
- Pencils: Thurston Harper
- Inks: Thurston Harper
Story Notes
Art credits by Jerry Bails. Alvin Schwartz script credit removed by Craig Delich. The Who's Who states that Schwartz wrote this strip from 1946-48. The text is written in rhyming couplets.
Race with Death!
"All she gave us was fruit..."
Credits
- Pencils: Roland Coe
- Inks: Roland Coe
Nemesis of the Northland!
"Crime is no respecter of longitudes and latitudes..."
Storyline
Bill pursues a diamond thief into wilderness country.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Big Dutch
- MacGregor
Credits
- Script: Whitney Ellsworth
- Pencils: John Daly
- Inks: John Daly
"Great Scott! That thief stole my wallet!"
Ticket to Death
Credits
- Script: Amber O'Neill
Story Notes
Second page on inside back cover.
The Chinatown Kid, Magician!
"Stuff, pal of The Vigilante. rolls up his sleeves..."
Storyline
Stuff is learning magic tricks. Greg takes him to the Hall of the Future, to see future 'magic' tricks such as photoelectric cells and prefabricated houses. When Mingo and his men try to steal artifacts, Vigilante and Stuff pursue them, and are captured. Stuff distracts the goon guarding them with magic tricks while Vigilante escapes his bonds.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Mingo (crook)
- Forrester
- Archie (crook)
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Mort Meskin
Sea-Going Sparklers!
"Many times Zatara's run against the clever ruses of a crook!"
Storyline
Zatara is called in to help uncover illegal diamonds being smuggled in from Brazil. He fails to find any evidence on a newly-docked ship, so he travels to Rio to check the situation at its source. While there he uncovers the scam set up by "Stone" Stanner and brings him to justice.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- "Stone" Stanner (crook)
- Hammer (crook)
- Miguel
Credits
- Pencils: William White (uncertain)
- Inks: William White (uncertain)
Not to Be Repeated!
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.