Comic Title: Action Comics #69
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: December 17, 1943 Copyright Date December 14, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1944
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: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Lost-and-Found Mystery"
Pages: 12

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

Artist: Sam Citron

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 5 HC (2007)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4 HC (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #68; next appearance in Superman #27)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #68; next appearance in Superman #27)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #68; next appearance in Superman #27)

Villain(s)

• Prankster (last appearance in Superman #22; next appearance in Superman #29)
• Jitters and Scriber (Prankster's henchmen; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• G. Clamm and J. Roger (Prankster's victims; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Prankster places newspaper ads offering large rewards for lost items. When several people begins searching for a lost needle in a haystack at the state fair, it starts a cattle stampede. Superman stops the stampede then investigates the Prankster's scheme.

The Prankster has access to embarrassing information on several wealthy men and is using the fear of exposure to make the men pay the large rewards to his men. When Superman gets involved, the Prankster kidnaps Lois and traps her in a lead-lined vault. Superman locates the vault, but is suspicious since he can't see inside. He bursts into the vault, rescues Lois, and captures the Prankster.