Comic Title: Action Comics #75
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: June 16, 1944 Copyright Date June 13, 1944
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: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Aesop's Modern Fables"
Pages: 12

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

Artist: Ira Yarbrough

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 #74; next appearance in Superman #30)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #74; next appearance in Superman #30)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #74; next appearance in Superman #30)

Villain(s)

• Johnny Aesop and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Tim O’Hare and Arthur Franklin (a boat racer and the heir of a late millionaire; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Small-time crook Johnny Aesop escapes prison. Aesop then sends clues to crimes disguised as fables to the Daily Planet. Superman stops the crimes, but Aesop escapes and kidnaps Lois. Superman learns that Aesop was an upstanding citizen until a fall injured his head. When Superman locates Lois and Aesop, he relieves the pressure on Aesop’s head, causing him to immediately reform. Superman puts in a good word for him with the courts, resulting in Aesop’s release.