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Action Comics, #51

Published: August 1942

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Issue Contents:
The Prankster and the Foolproof Plot

Story Featuring Superman

Credits
Story Notes

Credited to Wayne Boring in the Abbeville Press "Superman in Action Comics" book. Ray credits verified to Craig Delich by Fred Ray and Jack Burnley.

The Case of the Crimeless Crimes

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

Clark and Lois are directed to a story involving a weird figure calling himself the Prankster, who breaks into a bank, only to leave a black bag "on deposit" that is chock full of money.

Credits
Story Notes

Archives credits pencils to Ed Dobrotka. Sikela credits per Craig Delich and Bob Hughes.

Captain Arthur Wermuth, One-Man Army!
Credits
Guns, Gold, and Glory!
Storyline

Greg Sanders returns to his old home town out west, only to find criminals from the city have gone there to get away from him.

Credits

"Wow! Golly - That's something you see once in a lifetime!"

Credits
Story Notes

Script credit added by Craig Delich.

The Valley of the Vultures
Credits
The Framer
Credits
Story Notes

Feature becomes "Americommandos" with the following installment.

Some Must Fight
Credits

"If I don't get a raise around here soon..."

Credits
Story Notes

Script and letters credits added by Craig Delich.

Story Featuring Congo Bill

"I'm Spud Williams...come from North Carolina --"

Storyline

Bill joins the Flying Tigers and exposes a spy in their ranks.

Credits

Story Featuring Shorty

"Gosh - Look at all those icebergs!"

Credits
Story Notes

Script credit added by Craig Delich.

Story Featuring Jerry the Jitterbug

"Ah - Beautiful spring - This walk in the woods should do me good!"

Credits
Story Notes

Script credit added by Craig Delich.

The Case of the Coconut Crimes!

Story Featuring Zatara

Credits
Now on Sale
Story Notes

Includes cover reproductions of Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series) #4, All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #4, All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #12, Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #5, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #12, and Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #3.

Honest Injun!
Credits
Story Notes

Ad for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #6.

In Movies, Newspapers, Radio

Story Featuring Superman

Credits
Story Notes

Ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #18.

Little Oscar's First Raid
Credits
Story Notes

Shares inside front cover with indicia and Superman's Secret Message.

"Greetings, Superman members! If I were to tell you that..."

The Tootsie Roll of Honor
Story Notes

Back cover.

"A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr. - Secretary of the Treasury!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story Notes

A few small ads.

Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes

Inside front cover.