| Issue | #84 |
| Published | May 1945 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Notes | Issue reprinted as Special Edition #6 for U.S. Navy w/simplified text. Penciller credit changed from Jack Burnley to Boring as Burnley states he never did this cover. |
| Characters | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Notes | Issue reprinted as Special Edition #6 for U.S. Navy w/simplified text. Penciller credit changed from Jack Burnley to Boring as Burnley states he never did this cover. |
| Reprinted | in Special Edition [U.S. Navy] (DC, 1944 series) #6; in Superman: the Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #5 (2007) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Tommy Allen; Miss Mentor; Villains: Lame Brain Looie, Dapper. |
| Synopsis | Tommy's teacher assigns a Saturday essay for each class member, although Tommy believes his will be the most boring in class because nothing in his left ever happens that is exciting. That is, until he meets Superman! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Joseph Greene (signed as Jerry Siegel) |
| Pencils | John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster) |
| Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-21-07. |
| Reprinted | in Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #5 (2007) |
| Characters | Hayfoot Henry |
| Genre | detective; humor |
| Pencils | Stan Kaye? |
| Inks | Stan Kaye? |
| Notes | Writer credit changed from Alvin Schwartz? to ?by Craig Delich 10-24-08. The Who's Who states that Schwartz only wrote the strip 1946-48. The Kaye credits were also added by Craig Delich, as Kaye did do art for this strip in 1945. |
| Characters | Congo Bill |
| Genre | jungle |
| Script | Writer "D" |
| Pencils | John Daly |
| Inks | John Daly |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 10-21-07. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Murray Boltinoff (signed as Blair Bolton) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | The Vigilante [Greg Sanders] |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Joe Samachson |
| Pencils | Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.) |
| Characters | Zatara |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Joe Samachson |
| Pencils | William F. White |
| Inks | William F. White |