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Issue Details

Issue #68
Published January 1944
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 60
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited), Jack Schiff (actual)
Notes Art id by Bob Hughes.

Cover Details - "Superman Meets Susie!"

Characters Superman; Susie Tompkins.
Genre superhero
Pencils Wayne Boring (Superman only); Ed Dobrotka
Inks Ed Dobrotka
Letters typeset
Notes Art id by Bob Hughes.
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005).

12 page Superman story "Superman Meets Susie"

Characters Superman [Clark kent]; Susie Tompkins (Lois Lane's niece); Lois Lane; Perry White; Hank Beaker; Villains: Tug Graff, Sparky Hahn, Beaker Beales.
Synopsis The wild stories that Susie relates to Lois and Clark perk the interest of Superman, who discovers one of her crazy stories happens to be true!
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)
Pencils Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes Story gives the impression this is Superman's first meeting with Susie, but she actually appeared in Action #59. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-24-08.
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #4 (2005).

1 page Private Pete filler

Genre gag
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

10 page Vigilante story "The Duke Goes to the Dogs"

Characters Duke Daggett, Stuff; Vigilante
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson?
Pencils Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.)
Inks Joe Kubert
Notes writer credit by Bob Hughes 8/06

4 page Romeo, the Robot filler

Genre humor
Pencils Jack Farr
Inks Jack Farr

6 page Congo Bill story "The Ancient Incas"

Characters Congo Bill
Genre jungle
Pencils Edwin Smalle
Inks Edwin Smalle

4 page Super Sleuth McFooey filler

Genre humor; crime
Pencils Jack Farr
Inks Jack Farr

8 page Americommando story "Between Dishonor and Death"

Characters Americommando [Tex Thomson]
Genre war
Script Joseph Greene
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Notes writer id by Jerry Bails, via Craig Delich 5/05

Half page Laffs filler

Genre gag
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page text story "Double Twist"

Script Tom Trent
Pencils no spot illos
Inks no spot illos

8 page Zatara story "The Picture that Walked"

Characters Zatara
Genre occult
Pencils Joseph Sulman ?
Inks Joseph Sulman ?