Action Comics Vol 1 56

Action Comics Vol 1 #56

Published

Released

January, 1943

November 17, 1942

Issue Details
Pages 68 Country USA Original Price $0.10

Cover Artists

John Sikela

Publisher

DC Comics

Indicia Publisher

Detective Comics, Inc.

Brand/Imprint

A Superman DC Publication

"War Hawks of Greenland"
Pencilers Louis Cazeneuve

"The Game for Life"

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Appearing in "Design for Doom"

Featured Characters:

•  Superman 

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane

Adversaries:

• Emil Loring

Other Characters:

• Perry White

Locations:

• Washington, D.C.
  • Washington Monument
• South Dakota
  • Mount Rushmore National Memorial
• Metropolis
  • Daily Planet
• Statue of Liberty
• Egypt
• Africa

Items:

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Design for Doom"

[1] plot summary at dcindexes.com

Appearing in "Melody of Menace"

Featured Characters:

• Vigilante I

Supporting Characters:

• Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
  
  

Synopsis for "Melody of Menace"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in "War Hawks of Greenland"

Featured Characters:

• 3 Aces

Supporting Characters:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "War Hawks of Greenland"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in "The Man the Whole World Feared"

Featured Characters:

• Americommando

Supporting Characters:

Adversaries:

• Nazis
  • Adolf Hitler
  • Doctor Ito

Other Characters:

Locations:

• Berlin, Germany
  
  

Synopsis for "The Man the Whole World Feared"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in "The Game for Life"

Featured Characters:

• Congo Bill

Supporting Characters:

Adversaries:

Other Characters:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "The Game for Life"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in "The Case of the Phony Funny Man"

Featured Characters:

•  Zatara 

Supporting Characters:

Adversaries:

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "The Case of the Phony Funny Man"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• Design for Doom is reprinted in 'Action Comics Archives, Volume 4.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

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See Also

• Discuss Action Comics Vol 1 56 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series

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Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• None.

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