Comic Title: Action Comics #49
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: April 17, 1942 Copyright Date April 14, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (The Wizard of Chance)
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: John Sikela
Inker: Ed Dobrotka

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 3 HC (2001)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 9 TPB (2011)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 5 TPB (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #48; next appearance in Superman #17)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #48; next appearance in Superman #17)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #48; next appearance in Superman #17)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman #15; next appearance in Superman #17)

Villain(s)

• Puzzler (next appearance in Superman #20)
• Puzzler’s gang (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled; the title shown here was given on the cover of this issue.

Synopsis:
Superman faces a new opponent who uses games of chance and puzzles in his crimes, the Puzzler. The repeatedly crook leaves clues for Superman to follow. The Man of Steel is up to the challenge and beats Puzzler at his own games in order to save Lois Lane and other kidnap victims. Puzzler tries to escape capture, but falls off a bridge to his apparent demise.