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DC Comics Action Comics (1938)

The Terrible Toyman

by Don Cameron Writer Gardner Fox Writer +14 more
Jul 20, 1943 $0.10 60 pages
Key Issue
Overview Market Data Discussion

An elderly toymaker called the Toyman presents himself as a harmless eccentric who delights children with his inventions. When Clark Kent and Lois Lane investigate him for an article, they discover he is a cunning thief who uses his toys as weapons for robbery.

Series
Action Comics (1938)
Issue Number
#64
Release Date
July 20, 1943
Cover Date
September 1943
Cover Price
$0.10
Page Count
60

Series Details

Title
Action Comics
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1938 - 2011
Issues Count
866
Genres
Format
Standard
Age Rating
12+
Original Language
English
Language
English

Creators

Don Cameron

Writer

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Jack Farr

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Bernard Baily

Bernard Baily

Penciller, Inker

Edwin Smalle

Penciller, Inker

Mort Meskin

Penciller

Sam Citron

Penciller

Charles Paris

Charles Paris

Inker

Don Komisarow

Inker

George Roussos

George Roussos

Inker

Whitney Ellsworth

Whitney Ellsworth

Editor

Characters

Lois Lane

Lois Lane

Lois Joanne Lane

Perry White

Perry White

Perry Jerome White

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Tex Thomson

Tex Thomson

Harold Thompson

Toyman (Schott)

Toyman (Schott)

Winslow Percival Schott

Vigilante

Vigilante

Greg Saunders

Zatara

Zatara

Giovanni Zatara

Kal-L

Kal-L

Kal-L / Clark Kent

Congorilla

Congorilla

William Glenmorgan

Jerry the Jitterbug

Jerry the Jitterbug

Jerry

Stuff

Stuff

Jimmy Leong

Teams

Daily Planet

Daily Planet

Metropolis Police Department

Metropolis Police Department

Nazis

Nazis

Pirates

Pirates

United States Army

United States Army

Key Issue

  • First appearance of Toyman

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