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Action Comics 46

ACTION COMICS #46

Cover Date: March 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1942-01-13

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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Ray


Story: "The Devil's Playground" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtPaul Cassidy
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in issue #45; next in World's Finest Comics #5)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in issue #45; next in World's Finest Comics #5)

Villain(s):

Domino and his gang (Jeff Farnham; first appearance for all; tries to get crooked games into an amusement park)

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The Action Comics Archives #3 ([October] 2001)
The Superman Chronicles #8 ([June] 2010)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 ([September] 2016)
Superman: The Golden Age #4 ([July] 2018)


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Second Story: "Crimes in Color" (12 Pages)
Vigilante

Credits:

StoryMort Weisinger
ArtMort Meskin
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante (in between issues #45/2 and #47/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff (in between issues #45/2 and #47/2)

Villain(s):

Rainbow Man (first appearance; uses color themes to commit crimes; next in issue #49/2)
Rainbow Man's gang
Dictionary (first appearance; next in issue #49/2)
Dixie (first appearance; dies)
unidentified third gang member

Other Character(s):

Lin Choo

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Third Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)
Three Aces

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtChad Grothkopf
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Three Aces (in between issues #45/3 and #47/3)
Fog Fortune (in between issues #45/3 and #47/3)
Gunner Bill (in between issues #45/3 and #47/3)
Whistler Will (in between issues #45/3 and #47/3)

Villain(s):

Djinn and his gang (first appearance; uses a mechanical "flying carpet" to commit crimes)

Location(s):

Swamplands


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Fourth Story: "Iron Giant!!!" (8 Pages)
Mister America

Credits:

StoryKen Fitch
ArtBernard Baily
LetteringBernard Baily
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Mister America (uses his flying carpet cape; in between issues #45/4 and #47/4)

Supporting Character(s):

Fatman (in between issues #45/4 and #47/4)

Villain(s):

Vol-Kan (first appearance; a giant robot built to resemble an ancient Indian legend; destroyed)
Queen Bee (steals Vol-Kan and uses it to commit crimes)


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)
Congo Bill

Credits:

StoryFred Ray
ArtFred Ray
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (in between issues #45/5 and #47/5)

Villain(s):

Louie Logan (first appearance; runs a crooked trading outpost; dies)

Location(s):

Africa


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Sixth Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)
Zatara

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtJoseph Sulman
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Zatara the Magician (in between issues #45/6 and #47/6)

Supporting Character(s):

Tong (last in issue #36/6; next in World's Finest Comics #5/2)

Villain(s):

Nazis

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Comment(s):

This story is probably a dream sequence, since at this time, Zatara couldn't operate in Nazi held territory due to the effects of the Spear of Destiny.


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