Action Comics, #104
Published: January 1947
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Candytown, U.S.A.
Characters
- Superman
- the Prankster
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Candytown, U.S.A.
"Creator of incredibly whacky crime plots..."
Storyline
The Prankster suggests to Sweetooth that he build a town made of candy and call it Candytown, but has plans to use bad candy to build it. He will then build a rival town made of good candy and call it Goodytown. On the opening day, Superman destroys Candytown, gathers up the bad ingredients and reboils them adding sugar. On catching up with The Prankster it is revealed that he himself was duped by one Wolfingham. Superman then returns him to jail, where he rejects and despises all candy.
Characters
- The Prankster
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Daniel R. Sweetooth
- Lois Lane
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
The Wolfingham who gyped The Prankster out of $5,000, though unseen in this story, is no doubt Superman's old foe J. Wilbur Wolfingham, who first appeared in Superman #26 (February 1944).
Clark Shaughnessy
The Cross-Word Puzzle Quest!
Characters
- Hayfoot Henry
Credits
- Script: Al Schwartz
- Pencils: Stan Kaye
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Scallions for Scoundrels!
"Ever hear of crooks trying to kill a man in order to steal a pair of onions?"
Storyline
Thieves steal a horticulturalist's valuable bulbs.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Professor Cole
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Ed Smalle
- Inks: Ed Smalle
Superman's Secret Message
Editorial Advisory Board
O Is for Opposum
Crossed Trails
Credits
- Script: Jean-Louis Humblet
Marshal Vigilante
"How would The Vigilante..."
Storyline
Greg and Stuff fall asleep in a diner and dream that they are back in the lawless West of the 1870s, where they foil counterfeiters, rustlers and crooked bankers.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Burley the banker
- Jesse James (crook)
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: George Roussos (uncertain)
- Inks: George Roussos
The Perilous Penny Banks!
"Ever hear the saying that a bad penny is sure to turn up?"
Storyline
Years earlier, Heister Hess had buried the proceeds of a robbery under a piece of waste ground. After serving his prison sentence he goes to retrieve it, only to find that an estate of houses has been built over it. He hits upon a plan to sell a penny bank to the young man who lives in one of them. The penny bank explodes, setting fire to the house. Fortunately Zatara is passing and magically extinguishes the flames. A short time later another penny bank explodes, setting fire to another one of the houses. Zatara again saves the day and then traces the cause of the fires back to the robber.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- Heister Hess (crook)
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: William White
- Inks: William White
How Thom McAn Stopped the Forest Fire
Red Ryder's Safety Message to Daisy Air Rifle Owners
Characters
- Red Ryder
- Little Beaver
- Willie
Credits
- Script: Fred Harman
- Pencils: Fred Harman
- Inks: Fred Harman
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
How to Outbluff a Vicious Dog at Night!
Story Notes
Back cover.