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ACTION COMICS #74

Cover Date: July 1944
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1944-05-16

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Burnley
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Courtship of Adelbert Dribble!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryHorace Gold
PencilsIra Yarbrough
InksGeorge Roussos
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane
Perry White

Villain(s):

Turtle Baxter and his gang (first appearance for all; kidnap Adelbert's girlfriend to get back at the "Man of Steel")

Other Character(s):

Adelbert Dribble (first appearance; a wealthy inventor; captures Superman and takes his place to impress his girlfriend)

Location(s):

Metropolis


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Second Story: "Wheels of Jeopardy!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsMort Meskin
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff

Villain(s):

Fonzi and his gang (first appearance for all; a loan shark)


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Third Story: "Poacher's Paradise!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtEd Smalle
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill

Villain(s):

Killer Krake and his gang (first appearance for all; poachers using a submarine disguised as a small island)

Location(s):

South Seas


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Fourth Story: "Flight into Freedom!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoseph Greene
ArtBernard Baily
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Americommando (identity exposed; next in National Comics Vol. 2 #1)

Villain(s):

Japanese' (first appearance for all)
Nazi officers (first appearance for all)
Doctor Ito (probably dies)

Location(s):

Tokyo, Japan
Pacific Ocean off the coast of California

Comment(s):

This story continues from last issue.
This is the last Tex Thompson/Americommando story published in the Golden Age.


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Fifth Story: "The Lion's Den!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJoseph Sulman
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Zatara the Magician

Villain(s):

Boss Bannon and his gang (first appearance for all; a racketeer)


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