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Action Comics 70

ACTION COMICS #70

Cover Date: March 1944
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1944-01-15

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Burnley
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Superman Takes A Holiday!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
PencilsPete Riss
InksGeorge Roussos
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Thinker and his gang (first appearance for all; see Comments)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Comment(s):

The criminal Thinker in this story is unrelated to the Keystone City Thinker, Clifford DeVoe.


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Second Story: "A Challenge from the Pyramids!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtMort Meskin
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff

Villain(s):

Dr. Sanderson and his gang (first appearance for all; stealing rare art objects and reselling them to the wealthy)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Third Story: "The Forest Primeval!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJohn Daly
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill

Location(s):

Tropics


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Fourth Story: "Words Are Weapons!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoseph Greene
ArtBernard Baily
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Americommando

Villain(s):

Col. Hakita and Japanese soldiers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

China


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Fifth Story: "Clouds of Crime!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJoseph Sulman
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Zatara the Magician

Villain(s):

Professor Arla and his crew of greed-crazed scientists (first appearance for all; commit crimes from a large floating platform inside an artificial cloud)


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