Action Comics, #112
Published: September 1947
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Issue Contents:
The Cross-Country Chess Crimes
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Mr. Mxyztplk
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
W Is for Woodchuck
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Cross-Country Chess Crimes!
"Out of the Sixth Dimension pops that pixilated imp, Mr. Mxyztplk..."
Storyline
Mr. Mxyztplk takes up chess, by pitting himself against chess champions and using the United States as a real-life game board.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Perry White
- Mr. Mxyztplk (villain)
- Bugashlovsky (chess champion)
- Smith (chess champion)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Eddie Stanky
Characters
- Edward Stanky
Featuring Little Moe
"Whew! Gosh, it's hot in here!"
Characters
- Little Moe
Credits
- Script: Phil Berube
- Pencils: Phil Berube
- Inks: Phil Berube
The Overturned Canoe
Featuring Bright Star Flashlight Battery
The Knife Thrower!
Photo of a Phoney!
"A camera tells the truth..."
Storyline
Zatara uncovers a swindle which results in a photographer's business being stolen from him. Challenging the thief, Zatara magically alters all of his photos to show heads of animals on bodies of real people, which brings down scorn and ridicule.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara
- Hal Parker
- Frames Fenton
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Edouard Manet
- Inks: Edouard Manet
More Exciting Than Fiction!
Featuring Real Fact Comics
"Hey! Pull over! What's the rush?"
Characters
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Superman's Secret Message
Featuring Supermen of America
Element of Surprise
Credits
- Script: Stan Carter
The Practical Jokers!
Featuring Hayfoot Henry
"So intent on a rhyme that his brain gets thick..."
Storyline
Looking for that elusive rhyming word, Henry is bamboozled into visiting Crazy Jack.
Characters
- Hayfoot Henry
- Crazy Jack
Credits
- Script: Al Schwartz
- Pencils: Stan Kaye
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Story Notes
The text is written in rhyming couplets.
Trapping a Bandit
The Vigilante's Double!
"The Vigilante - a name which strikes terror in the hearts of the underworld's hordes!"
Storyline
Rip Morrison impersonates The Vigilante and commits a series of robberies in his name.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Rip Morrison (crook)
Credits
- Pencils: George Roussos
- Inks: George Roussos
Featuring Parker Johns
Tops!
Featuring Animal Antics; Leading Comics
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Characters
- Red Ryder
- Little Beaver
Credits
- Pencils: Fred Harman
- Inks: Fred Harman
Story Notes
Back cover.