Action Comics #77

In "The Rainbow Man Sees Red!" from Action Comics #77, the imprisoned villain stages a dramatic illness to manipulate the warden into summoning Vigilante—only to ambush him in disguise as a doctor. Escaping custody, the Rainbow Man infiltrates the Royal Order of Scarlet Tanagars, adopting the guise of the Mystic Masked Marvel during their grand parade. As the crowd watches, he boldly demands the jeweled statue meant for their past president, seizing it with a show of authority. Vigilante, piecing together the truth, sets a trap exploiting a crucial weakness—Rainbow Man’s newly acquired colorblindness.

In "The Pranks of Pan!" from Action Comics #77 (1944), the mischievous god Pan—disguised as a curio shop owner—tests human gullibility with a magical coin that grants any wish spoken aloud. When timid collector Jim Baker unwittingly unleashes the coin’s power, his wild fantasies spiral out of control, forcing him to seek help from the sorcerer Zatara. With clever magic and quick thinking, Zatara confronts Pan’s tricks, turning the prankster’s own power against him in a battle of wits and will.