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ACTION COMICS #22
Cover Date: March 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-01-26
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Joe Shuster
Inks: Paul Cassidy
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Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Paul Cassidy |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Lex Luthor (behind the scenes; causes Toran to attack Galonia)
- Lily Laverne (first appearance; a foreign actress and spy)
Location(s):
- Earth-2
- Metropolis
- Galonia (first appearance; a small nation attacked by Toran, another small neighboring country)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place on Earth-Two.
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Fred Guardineer |
| Lettering | Fred Guardineer |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
- Pep Morgan (as a volunteer fireman)
Villain(s):
- Rufus Toone (first appearance; burns down properties for all)
Credits:
| Story | Ken Fitch |
| Art | Bernard Baily |
| Lettering | Bernard Baily |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- A demon (first appearance; takes the form of Cary James and returns to civilization; destroyed)
Location(s):
- A small island in the Indian Ocean
- New York City, NY
Credits:
| Art | Bert Christman |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
- Three Aces
- Fog Fortune
- Gunner Bill
- Whistler Will (also in flashback to his youth when he was found wandering the desert by
Other Character(s):
- Matt Saunders (first appearance; Will's adoptive father; also in flashback)
- Sally Saunders (first appearance; Will's adoptive sister; also in flashback)
Location(s):
- Alaska Territory
- Arizona
Comment(s):
- This story begins soon after the previous issue.
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Fred Guardineer |
| Lettering | Fred Guardineer |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Tong (last in issue #20/5; next in Madame Xanadu Vol. 2 #9)
Villain(s):
- Tigress (last in issue #10/5)
- Mask (first appearance; has plastic surgery to look like a bank president he intends on killing)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY