Action Comics Vol 1 78

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Superman: "The Chef of Bohemia"
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Action Comics Vol 1 #78
November, 1944
Executive Editor	Jack Schiff
Cover Artists	Wayne Boring Stan Kaye
Superman: "The Chef of Bohemia"
Writers	Alvin Schwartz
Pencilers	Ira Yarbrough
Inkers	Ira Yarbrough
Editors	Jack Schiff
Vigilante: "Portraits for Plunder"
Writers	Don Cameron
Pencilers	Mort Meskin
Inkers	Mort Meskin
Editors	Jack Schiff
Congo Bill: "A Fortune in Feathers"
Writers	Whitney Ellsworth
Pencilers	Edwin J. Smalle, Jr.
Inkers	Edwin J. Smalle, Jr.
Editors	Jack Schiff
Zatara: "Planes without Pilots"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	William White
Inkers	William White
Editors	Jack Schiff
Previous Issue	Action Comics # 77
Next Issue	Action Comics # 79

Action Comics #78 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1944.

Appearing in Superman: "The Chef of Bohemia"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Antagonists:

• Biff Condor (Single appearance)
• Pinky and Joe (Biff's Henchmen) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Sergei (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • Metropolis

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in Vigilante: "Portraits for Plunder"

Featured Characters:

• Vigilante (Greg Sanders)

Supporting Characters:

• Stuff, the Chinatown Kid

Antagonists:

• Barton Blaston (Single appearance)
• Pierre (Single appearance)
• Slammer (Single appearance)
• Trigger Collins (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed Warden (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-Two

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in Congo Bill: "A Fortune in Feathers"

Featured Characters:

• Congo Bill

Antagonists:

• Midget Mayhew (Single appearance)
• Red (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed Seminole Indian (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • Florida Everglades

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• Seaplane
  

Appearing in Zatara: "Planes without Pilots"

Featured Characters:

• Zatara

Antagonists:

• Gang of plane hijackers (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mr. Rand (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-Two

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• Planes

Notes

• The Chef of Bohemia is reprinted in Superman: The Action Comics Archives Vol. 5.
• Also in this issue:
  • "Hayfoot Henry" by Alvin Schwartz and Stan Kaye.

Trivia

• In Batman: The Sunday Classics 1943-1946, Alvin Schwartz revealed that the character of Serge from "The Chef of Bohemia" was based on a Russian restaurateur named Alex, who ran a restaurant named Alex's Borscht Bowl. Alex would introduce Schwartz to Sheldon Mayer, eventually leading to Schwartz's job at DC.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series

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