Action Comics #112
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Cross-Country Chess Crimes!", Zatara takes on a cunning fraudster who's stolen a photographer's livelihood, using his magical prowess to expose the deception in a delightfully surreal way—turning the man's own photos into comical scenes of people with animal heads. Written by Joe Samachson and illustrated by W. F. White, this 1947 classic blends mystery and magic with a touch of whimsy, all brought to life on a cover by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye.
In "Photo of a Phoney!", Zatara uncovers a deception that leaves a photographer's livelihood in ruins. When the trickster refuses to confess, Zatara uses his magic to transform the man's photos—revealing absurd animal heads on human bodies—turning the tables with a spell that exposes the fraud.
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Reprinted in Captain Triumph Comics #17 (1949), Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), Superman in the Forties #[nn] (2005), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019)
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