Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 60
On-sale Date: 1943-07-13
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #64 Edit Cover
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The Terrible Toyman
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Superman / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; The Toyman [Winslow Percival Schott]
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Credits corrected to match Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Mounted Messenger by Cornelia Meigs
(Table of Contents: 2)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page

Script:
Josette Frank (credited)
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Includes "Superman's Secret Message" and enrollment coupon for Supermen of America.

The Terrible Toyman!
(Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; The Toyman [Winslow Percival Schott] (villain)
Synopsis:
The Toyman uses toys to commit two robberies, but after Superman foils his third robbery, the Toyman snatches Lois Lane and is about to kill her with poisonous dolls, when Superman discovers his hidden lair, frees Lois, and turns The Toyman over to the police.
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Credits corrected to match Siegel's records for Action 66 based on credits from Siegel's records: Siegel and Shuster v. National Comics Publications, Inc. et al., case no. 1099 (Westchester Cty. Sup. Ct. 1947).

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Treasure of Dead Man's Key!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Vigilante / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A century after shipwrecked sea robbers perished on...
Characters:
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff [Jimmy Leung]; Cinthy (introduction); Poison (villain); Chopper (villain)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 6)

"Jitters" Jeep / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Note: a jeep will get you anywhere

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.

Gift of Death
(Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Eric Drake (credited) (house name)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:For a long time after his visitor had...
Characters:
Hendrick Van Horn; Kapitan Koch

Are You "Pre-Flight" Material?
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Wheaties / advertisement / 2 pages

The Inquisitive Ostrich!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:jungle; adventure
Characters:
Congo Bill; Van'thelder [von Helder]
Synopsis:
Bill thwarts a plan by an ersatz ostrich farmer to capture a ship off the coast of South Africa.

Peter, the Small!
(Table of Contents: 10)

Americommando / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:war; superhero
Characters:
Americommando [Tex Thomson]; Peter Populis; Nazis (villains)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit per Jerry Bails.

[no title indexed]
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Prize Comics; Headline Comics / advertisement / 0.33 page

Quiet...Thugs at Work!
(Table of Contents: 12)

Zatara / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Joe Sulman (signed)
Inks:
Joe Sulman (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters:
Zatara

[no title indexed]
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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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"Wonders of Living Things" Book and Microscope / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Terrible Toyman
    Superman
  2. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. Mounted Messenger by Cornelia Meigs
    Good Books Worth Reading
  4. The Terrible Toyman!
    Superman
  5. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  6. The Treasure of Dead Man's Key!
    Vigilante
  7. ["Note: a jeep will get you anywhere"]
    "Jitters" Jeep
  8. Gift of Death
  9. Are You "Pre-Flight" Material?
    Wheaties
  10. The Inquisitive Ostrich!
    Congo Bill
  11. Peter, the Small!
    Americommando
  12. [no title indexed]
    Prize Comics; Headline Comics
  13. Quiet...Thugs at Work!
    Zatara
  14. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  15. [no title indexed]
    "Wonders of Living Things" Book and Microscope
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