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ACTION COMICS #76
Cover Date: September 1944
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1944-07-11
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye
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Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Sam Citron |
| Inks | Don Komisarow |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Black Patch and his crew (first appearance for all; a large brutish sailor that lost his eye to Roger's father 25 years ago)
- Japanese Rubber Thieves (first appearance for all)
Other Character(s):
- Roger Carson (first appearance; spoiled rich kid who must follow his father's travels to inherit his fortune; turns down his fortune and eventually becomes a US Navy captain)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- Madagascar
- Sumatra
- Bengal, India
Comment(s):
- This story takes place over several weeks in 1939.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman: The Action Comics Archives #5 ([May] 2007)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 ([July] 2017)
Credits:
| Pencils | Mort Meskin |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Vigilante (last in Leading Comics #11)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Stickley (first appearance; a shop owner trying to frighten away climbers from a mountain with a hidden mine)
Credits:
| Art | Ed Smalle |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Fur thieves (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Near the Arctic Circle
Credits:
| Art | William White |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Stagehands (first appearance for all; hired by a rival theater owner to sabotage a high wire act)