Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #78

Cover Date: November 1944
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1944-09-12

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Chef of Bohemia!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Alvin Schwartz
Pencils	Ira Yarbrough
Inks	George Roussos
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Villain(s):

Biff Condor and his gang (first appearance; tries to strongarm a cafe owner into signing over the lease to his shop so he can open up a new nightclub)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The Action Comics Archives #5 (2007)

Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2017)

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Second Story: "Portraits of Plunder!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Don Cameron
Art	Mort Meskin
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff

Villain(s):

Slammer and his gang (first appearance for all; use coded messages in modern paintings to rob mansions)

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Third Story: "A Fortune in Feathers!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Whitney Ellsworth
Art	Ed Smalle
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill

Villain(s):

Midget Mayhew and his gang (first appearance for all; poach rare bird feathers)

Location(s):

Florida

Everglades Swamp

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Fourth Story: "Planes Without Pilots!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Art	William White
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Zatara the Magician

Villain(s):

Unnamed airplane thieves (first appearance for all)

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