Action Comics #46 Values

Publisher: DC, 1942

About Action Comics #46

Superman cover by Fred Ray. Hitler appearance. Mort Meskin and Bernard Baily art.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]

Pencils: Fred Ray

Inks: Fred Ray

Letters: typeset

Notes: Art credits verified by Fred Ray.

STORY DETAILS

(10 Stories)

Title: The Devil's Playground

Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jim Gantry; The Domino [Jeff Farnham] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis: The Domino terrorizes the Gantry Amusement Park, trying to get gambling stands into the place, but Superman decides otherwise.

Pages: 13.000

Script: Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils: Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks: Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Notes: Cassidy art credits from Craig Delich and Bob Hughes. We previously credited Ed Dobrotka. Dobrotka credited in Archives.

Title: Crimes in Color

Characters: The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Rainbow Man (introduction, villain); Stuff, the Chinatown Kid

Synopsis: The Rainbow Man and his gang use color and his Rainbow Globe to serve them in their crimes and confuse the police. When Stuff discovers the mob, he is captured, and the Vigilante must save him.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Mort Weisinger

Pencils: Mort Meskin [as Mort Morton Jr.] (signed)

Inks: Mort Meskin ? [as Mort Morton Jr.] (signed)

Title: The Djinn

Characters: Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]; The Djinn (villain); Caspar Evans

Synopsis: The Aces battle the Djinn and his gunmen who ride on a flying carpet.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Gardner Fox

Pencils: Chad Grothkopf

Inks: Chad Grothkopf

Title: Iron Giant

Characters: Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley]; The Queen Bee (villain); Vo-Kan the Terrible (villain); Markham

Synopsis: Mr. America and the Fatman battle an Iron Giant, Vo-Kan the Terrible, a machination stolen by the Queen Bee for her own ends.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Ken Fitch

Pencils: Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks: Bernard Baily (signed)

Characters: Congo Bill; Louie Logan (villain); Janet Logan; Witchie

Synopsis: Congo Bill arrests Louie Logan, who has been dealing whiskey to natives illegally, but Louie escapes and sets a trap for Bill.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Fred Ray

Pencils: Fred Ray [as F Ray] (signed)

Inks: Fred Ray [as F Ray] (signed)

Title: Fights the Nazis in Europe

Characters: Zatara; Tong; Nazis (villains); Adolf Hitler (villain)

Synopsis: After a show, some boys convince Zatara to try and stop the war in Europe. Zatara and Tong go off to fight the Nazis.

Pages: 9.000

Script: Gardner Fox

Pencils: Joseph Sulman (signed)

Inks: Joseph Sulman (signed)

Notes: Zatara effectively wins the war in this story.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	3	0	2	2	0	1	5	5	5	6	4	1	1	4	2	4	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	52
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Total	3	0	2	2	0	1	7	7	6	7	4	1	2	4	2	4	3	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	62

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