Action Comics Vol 1 77

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Superman: "The Headline Hoax"
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Action Comics Vol 1 #77
October, 1944
Executive Editor	Jack Schiff
Cover Artists	Wayne Boring Stan Kaye
Superman: "The Headline Hoax"
Writers	Jerry Siegel
Pencilers	Ed Dobrotka
Inkers	Ed Dobrotka
Editors	Jack Schiff
Vigilante: "The Rainbow Man Sees Red"
Pencilers	Mort Meskin
Inkers	Mort Meskin
Editors	Jack Schiff
Congo Bill: "The Leaping Leopard"
Pencilers	Edwin J. Smalle, Jr.
Inkers	Edwin J. Smalle, Jr.
Editors	Jack Schiff
Zatara: "The Pranks of Pan"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	William White
Inkers	William White
Editors	Jack Schiff
Previous Issue	Action Comics # 76
Next Issue	Action Comics # 78

Action Comics #77 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1944.

Appearing in Superman: "The Headline Hoax"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane
• Perry White

Antagonists:

• Prankster
• Amos Amster (Single appearance)
• Killer Kronk (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Joe (Newsstand clerk) (Single appearance)
• Milton Marsden (Single appearance)
• Thomas Todd (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • Metropolis
    • Daily Planet

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in Vigilante: "The Rainbow Man Sees Red"

Featured Characters:

• Vigilante (Greg Sanders)

Supporting Characters:

• Stuff, the Chinatown Kid

Antagonists:

• Rainbow Man
• Spike (Single appearance)
• Egghead (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-Two

Items:

• Vigilante's Lasso

Vehicles:

• Vig-Cycle
  

Appearing in Congo Bill: "The Leaping Leopard"

Featured Characters:

• Congo Bill

Antagonists:

• Zollini (trapeze artist) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Jack Blane (circus ringmaster) (Single appearance)
• Farbach (animal tamer) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-Two

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in Zatara: "The Pranks of Pan"

Featured Characters:

• Zatara

Antagonists:

• Pan
• Rocky Clark (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Jim Baker (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • New York City
  • Mount Olympus

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None

Notes

• The Headline Hoax is reprinted in Superman: The Action Comics Archives Vol. 5.
• Also in this issue:
  • "Hayfoot Henry" by Alvin Schwartz and Stan Kaye.
  • "Clancy the Cop" by Henry Boltinoff.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series

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