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Cover: Wayne Boring & Ira Yarbrough & George Roussos

Action Comics #68

Jan 1944 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Superman Meets Susie!", the Man of Steel takes a rare break from saving the world to team up with a surprisingly sharp-witted young girl named Susie, whose clever instincts help uncover a cleverly disguised threat. Written with a light touch and brought to life by Joe Sulman’s expressive art, this 1944 adventure blends wartime patriotism with a touch of whimsy, as Superman and Susie track down a network of stolen masterpieces. The cover by Wayne Boring, Ira Yarbrough, and George Roussos captures the moment with a dynamic, period-perfect flair.

Contains 7 stories
Superman Meets Susie!
12 pp · Superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]Susie Tompkins (Lois Lane's niece)Lois LanePerry WhiteHank BeakerTug GraffSparky HahnBeaker Beales

In "Superman Meets Susie!" from Action Comics #68 (1944), Lois Lane and Clark Kent listen with growing disbelief as Jo recounts her outlandish tales—until Superman, intrigued by one impossible-sounding claim, steps in to verify the truth. What begins as a playful exchange of wild stories quickly takes a surprising turn when the Man of Steel finds himself drawn into the real, astonishing events Jo describes.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Duke Goes to the Dogs!
10 pp · Adventure, Superhero
Vigilante [Greg Sanders]Stuff, the Chinatown KidDuke Daggett (crook)Pierrepont VanderhofThe Earl of BullingthrowMarshall Pettibone

In "The Duke Goes to the Dogs!", Jo and his loyal dog take on the slick Duke Daggett in a high-stakes dog show showdown, where the prize money could make a real difference. When Daggett’s gang turns the event into a scheme for robbery, Jo and the Vigilante step in—only to find that the real hero might just be the dog with a nose for justice.

Untitled Humor story
4 pp · Humor
The Ancient Incas!
5.67 pp · Adventure, Drama
Congo Bill
Between Dishonor and Death
7.67 pp · Adventure, War
Americommando [Tex Thomson]

In "Between Dishonor and Death," Americommando races against time to deliver a vital message to marines stranded on a Pacific island stronghold, only to be shot down and captured by a Japanese battleship—where he must turn the tide in a desperate bid to keep the mission alive.

The Pictures That Walked
8 pp · Adventure, Fantasy
Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]Arthur Arton (art forger)

In "The Pictures That Walked," Zatara uncovers a magical mystery at the City Art Museum when he discovers that Gainsborough’s famed Blue Boy is a forgery—alive, and able to speak. With the help of the original painting and a pair of shady figures carrying a swag sack, he tracks down the forger, Arton, and sets things right before the museum’s collection is lost to deception.

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Raw (Good) $220
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $7,137*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $3,672
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $2,219*
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $1,741
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $1,486
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CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $1,161*
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $974*
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $778
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $651
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $651
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $575*
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $509*
CGC 3.5 · 6 in census $509
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $394*
CGC 2.5 · 5 in census $304
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $181
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $137*
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Full credits

artist, inker Joe Sulman
cover pencils Wayne Boring
cover pencils Ira Yarbrough
cover inks George Roussos

Reprints

Reprinted in Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), Superman: The Action Comics Archives #4 (2005), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2017)

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