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Issue Details

Issue #65
Published October 1943
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 60
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Notes Art confirmed by Jack Burnley.

Cover Details - "Million-Dollar Marathon"

Characters Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Jack Burnley
Letters ?; most typeset
Notes Art confirmed by Jack Burnley.
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005).

12 page Superman story "The Million-Dollar Marathon"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Truman Treadwell [D]; Roger; Lawton; Villians: Brandon, Tug Moxton.
Synopsis A dying multi-millionaire challenges his nephew Roger to spend $1 million in one day, and if he can, $2 million of the estate will go to a children's hospital. Otherwise, the money will no to the other no-good nephew, Brandon.
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)
Pencils Ed Dobrotka (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks George Roussos
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-24-08.
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005).

12 page Vigilante story "The Bard of Banditry"

Characters The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Mort Meskin

2 page Jitters Jeep filler

Genre gag
Script Jack Farr (signed as O. Shux)
Pencils Jack Farr (signed as O. Shux)
Inks Jack Farr (signed as O. Shux)
Letters Jack Farr
Notes Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 9-24-08.

6 page Congo Bill story "Storm over the Bering"

Characters Congo Bill
Genre jungle
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils John Daly
Inks John Daly

1 page Private Pete filler

Characters Pvt. Pete
Genre military humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

8 page Americommando story "Schickelgruber's Nightmare"

Characters Americommando [Tex Thomson]
Genre war
Script Joseph Greene
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Notes Writer credit per Jerry Bails via Craig Delich 6/05.

2 page text story "Fifth Columnist"

Genre adventure
Script Denny Winters (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page Hank the Yank filler

Characters Hank
Genre humor
Script Ray Houlihan
Pencils Ray Houlihan
Inks Ray Houlihan
Letters Ray Houlihan
Notes Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 9-24-08.

8 page Zatara story "The Riddle of the Tired Thespians"

Characters Zatara
Genre occult
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Joseph Sulman
Inks Joseph Sulman
Notes Page count corrected from original "9", per Mario Mastrangelo, June 2008.