Comic Title: Action Comics #88
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1945
Approx. On Sale Date: July 13, 1945 Copyright Date July 10, 1945
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1945
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: "Of Cops and Robbers"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Vigilante (Greg Sanders of Earth-2)

Penciller: Mort Meskin

Feature Character(s)

• Vigilante (last appearance in Action Comics #87; next appearance in Action Comics #89)

Supporting Character(s)

• Stuff (last appearance in Action Comics #87; next appearance in Action Comics #89)

Villain(s)

• Sport Hoagland and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Dan Moran (a policeman; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Dan Moran and Sport Hoagland competed in games as boys. When they became older Dan became a cop, while Sport became a crook. After serving a sentence in jail, Sport is released and begins playing a weekly game of Cops and Robbers with his old friend Dan. During one game, the game board is accidentally burned by a lit cigarette.

After committing a robbery in which he accidentally leaves a piece from the game at the crime scene, Sport goes to buy a new game board. He learns that Stuff has just purchased the last set, so he offers to buy it from the Chinatown Kid.

Vigilante is suspicious when he learns about the game piece at the crime scene. He follows Sport and starts a fight with the gang. Dan also learns about the piece and arrives during the fight. His interruption allows the gang to momentarily get the upper hand. Vigilante suspects that Dan is working with the gang.

Vigilante manages to escape. He and Stuff then rally to defeat the gang. He is assisted by Dan Moran who proves that he is a good cop. With Sport sent back to jail, Dan continues his weekly game with Stuff.