Cover of Crime's Comedy King!; The Fued of Rimfire Ridge!; Veiled Desert Bandits!; Mightier than the Sword; The Galloping Ghosts; Treasure Trove

Issue

Crime's Comedy King!; The Fued of Rimfire Ridge!; Veiled Desert Bandits!; Mightier than the Sword; The Galloping Ghosts; Treasure Trove

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Description

A villain called the Prankster crashes a crime boss birthday party with a brazen proposition to earn him a fortune through elaborate schemes. When the partnership turns chaotic, Superman must deal with the Prankster's unpredictable methods.

Issue Details

Series

Action Comics (1938)

Issue Number

#57

Release Date

December 17, 1942

Cover Price

$0.10

Cover Date

February 1943

Page Count

68 pages

Series Details

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1938 - 2011

Issues Count

867

Genres

Slice of Life, War, Historical, Superhero, Sports, Crime, Western, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Anthro, Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy

Format

Standard

Age Rating

T - Teen

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

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Bernard Baily

Bernard Baily

Penciller, Inker

Charles Paris

Charles Paris

Inker, Letterer

Cliff Young

Cliff Young

Penciller, Inker

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

John Daly

Penciller, Inker

John Sikela

Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Joseph Greene

Writer

Joseph Sulman

Penciller, Inker

Louis Cazeneuve

Penciller, Inker

Mort Meskin

Mort Meskin

Penciller

Characters

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Clancy

Clancy

Clancy the Cop

Jimmy Olsen

Jimmy Olsen

James Bartholomew Olsen

Lois Lane

Lois Lane

Lois Joanne Lane

Perry White

Perry White

Perry Jerome White

Prankster

Prankster

Oswald Loomis

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Tex Thomson

Harold Thompson

Vigilante

Vigilante

Greg Saunders

Zatara

Zatara

Giovanni Zatara

Chief Hot Foot

Chief Hot Foot

Congorilla

Congorilla

William Glenmorgan

Fog Fortune

Fog Fortune

Teams

Daily Planet

Daily Planet

Nazis

Nazis

United States Army

United States Army

Three Aces

Three Aces

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