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Action Comics 96

ACTION COMICS #96

Cover Date: May 1946
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1946-03-11

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Haircut -- And a Close Shave!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlvin Schwartz
PencilsPete Riss
InksStan Kaye
Assistant editingMort Weisinger
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Mister Twister and his gang (Dan Judd; first appearance for all; an author who becomes a crime boss to get background information for his new book)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 ([March] 2018)


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Second Story: "Adventure in Hollywood!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoseph Greene
ArtEd Smalle
Assistant editingMort Weisinger
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (gets amnesia)

Villain(s):

Baron and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Hollywood, CA
Mammoth Studios


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Third Story: "Danger's Midgets!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
PencilsMort Meskin
InksGeorge Roussos
Assistant editingMort Weisinger
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff

Villain(s):

Dummy (last in issue #87/3; next, behind the scenes, in Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice #1; convinces a group of vaudeville midgets to help him)


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Fourth Story: "Wonder of Words!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtWilliam White
Assistant editingMort Weisinger
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Zatara the Magician (between World's Finest Comics #21/3 and #22/3; helps a young boy to learn to enjoy learning)


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