Issue Contents:
Introducing Hocus and Pocus Magicians by Accident
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Hocus [Doc]
- Pocus [Flannelhead]
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Shuster
- Inks: John Sikela (uncertain)
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
"For spine-tingling action..."
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Hocus & Pocus...Magicians by Accident!
"Abracadabra...Alacazam..."
Storyline
A pair of would-be magicians believe they have magical powers, and a crime boss sees them "perform," intending on using those abilities for make him some quick illegal cash!
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Hocus [Doc]
- Pocus [Flannelhead]
- Hijack Dorley
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: Joe Shuster
- Inks: Joe Shuster
"Private Jones reporting..."
Credits
- Pencils: Christopher King
- Inks: Christopher King
Custom Tailored Crime!
"In Sleepyside where all the folks..."
Characters
- Hayfoot Henry
- Count Tenn
Credits
- Pencils: Thurston Harper
- Inks: Thurston Harper
Story Notes
Art credits by Jerry Bails. 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.
Circus Terror!
Wild Horses!
"Even in our own West, there's no rest for Congo Bill..."
Storyline
Bill exposes a pair of con-men's plan to buy horses at well below market price by inducing the horses to mad behavior.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Jim Traden
- Bricker
- Clanner
- Bradley
- Jumper (horse)
Story Notes
Daly art credits by Craig Delich. We formerly suggested Howard Sherman as a possibility.
Superman's Secret Message
Want to Be a Champion?
In the Soup
Credits
- Script: Joyce Furman
Story Notes
Second page on inside back cover.
Look, Fellows...
Story Notes
Sold by Ranger Helmet Co.
A Fortune for a Fossil!
"In this corner, ladies and gentlemen, Professor Higgins..."
Storyline
A fossil bone which could change the interpretation of human development is unearthed. Greg and Stuff go to the museum to look at old remains. While there, an attempt to steal the fossil is made, but is prevented by The Vigilante.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Professor Higgins
- Professor Watling
- Big Time Bennie (crook)
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Mort Meskin
"Careful, men, we are in dangerous South American jungles!"
The Innocent Thief!
"Is a condemned crook really an honest man..."
Storyline
Zatara's friend Gerald Miller is, according to strong evidence, apparently guilty of theft. Zatara investigates and uncovers the set-up. He finds himself trapped in a timed bank vault with no obvious way out, until he magically brings to life the figures on the coins. Amazon women and buffalos charge at the vault door and break it open. He then exposes the bank owner Gorgon and the man hired to impersonate Miller, who is exonerated.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- Gerald Miller
- J.D. Gorgon
Credits
- Pencils: Scott Shriver
- Inks: Scott Shriver
Speedy Energy
Story Notes
Back cover.