Cover: John Sikela

Action Comics #56

Jan 1943 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Design for Doom!”

In "Design for Doom!", a deranged architect with grand ambitions turns his sights on America’s most iconic landmarks, plotting to demolish them so his own towering structure can reign supreme. Written by Jerry Siegel and brought to life by John Sikela’s dynamic art and George Roussos’s sharp inks, this 1943 classic blends pulp menace with the era’s fascination with progress and scale. The cover, also by Sikela, captures the tension with a dramatic, eye-catching composition.

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writer Jerry Siegel · artist John Sikela · inker George Roussos · cover John Sikela

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writer Jerry Siegel

artist John Sikela

inker George Roussos

cover pencils, inks John Sikela

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An insane architect tries to destroy some of America's greatest historical structures so that they might not overshadow his creation of what he believes to be the world's tallest building.

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