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Action Comics 36

ACTION COMICS #36

Cover Date: May 1941
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1941-03-21

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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Ray


Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtWayne Boring (pg 1)
PencilsJoe Shuster (pg 2-13)
InksWayne Boring
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Fifth Columnists (first appearance for all; Luke Pemberton and Tad Allen named; acting on behalf of Nation X, which seeks to attack the United States)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet


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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Papp
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Pep Morgan (plays on Midwest's hockey team)

Supporting Character(s):

Slim Pickens

Villain(s):

Truck robbers


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Third Story: [No Title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

ArtSheldon Moldoff
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Black Pirate

Supporting Character(s):

Bonnie

Villain(s):

Lu-Chan (dies)

Other Character(s):

Queen of the Seas

Location(s):

Atlantic Ocean

Comment(s):

This story continues from the last issue and into the next issue.


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Fourth Story: "The Ancient One" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtChad Grothkopf
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Three Aces
Fog Fortune
Whistler Will
Gunner Bill

Location(s):

Peru

Comment(s):

This story continues from the previous issue.


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryKen Fitch
ArtBernard Baily
LetteringBernard Baily
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Mister America

Supporting Character(s):

Bob Daley

Villain(s):

The Reed (first appearance; a saboteur)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Sixth Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtJoseph Sulman
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Zatara the Magician (last in World's Best Comics #1/6)

Supporting Character(s):

Tong (between issues #32/6 and #46/6)

Villain(s):

Two cowboys (first appearance for both; try to stop a rancher succeeding as a dude ranch)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Colorado


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