Cover: Wayne Boring & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #112

Sep 1947 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Cross-Country Chess Crimes!”

In "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.

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writer Joe Samachson · artist, inker W. F. White · cover Wayne Boring, Stan Kaye

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Casey the Cop

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writer Joe Samachson

artist, inker W. F. White

cover pencils Wayne Boring

cover inks Stan Kaye

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Zatara uncovers a swindle which results in a photographer's business being stolen from him. Challenging the thief, Zatara magically alters all of his photos to show heads of animals on bodies of real people, which brings down scorn and ridicule.

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