Issue Description

Candytown, U.S.A. (Superman & Prankster : Prankster wants to build a Candy Town for the kids, but make the candy taste awful! Can Superman stop this not very sweet crook?) -- 2. The Cross-Word Puzzle Quest (Hayfoot Henry) -- 3. Scallions for Scoundrels (Congo Bill) -- 4. Crossed Trails -- 5. Marshall Vigilante-1872 (Vigilante) -- 6. The Perilous Pen.

Cover: The Prankster has Superman trapped in a fence of Candy Canes. Is he no match for this Candyman? 

Superman: The Prankster is back, but is having trouble coming up with an idea for a crime worthy of his inflated ego until he hits on an idea involving the candy company run by Mr Sweetooth. Paying Sweetooth a visit, Prankster proposes a business partnership with him. Prankster suggests that Sweetooth build a theme park called Candytown, which will attract kids and boost sales. In return Prankster wants only a 25% share of Sweetooth's increased profits. Unable to see any holes in the deal, Sweetooth agrees, and construction of Candytown begins.
Meanwhile, back at Prankster's headquarters, Superman overhears Prankster telling his thugs his real plan. He has been offered the rival candy company, Goody Co, for only $5,000 since it is going broke. Prankster plans to spike the candy used in Candytown by making it taste bitter, while building his own rival theme park called Goodytown. He hopes to ruin Candytown and capture all its customers.
When Candytown is finished, a crowd gathers for its grand opening. However, Superman shows up and demolishes Candytown before anyone can get in. After the destruction, Superman explains to Sweetooth why he destroyed Candytown and what Prankster's plan is, but meanwhile, Prankster has loaded all the kids onto buses and is taking them to Goodytown.
Superman rebuilds Candytown at super-speed using proper candy, but Sweetooth still thinks he is ruined since Prankster has stolen all his customers. However, Superman takes Sweetooth over to Goodytown, where it is revealed that Prankster himself has been scammed, since Sweetooth owns the supposedly bankrupt Goody Co, and Prankster's purchase of Goody Co is invalid.

Action Comics (1938)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

In the early days of comics books, it was not the convention to name comics after specific characters. Rather comics bore generic names such as this one. Although this series featured Superman throughout, it thus bore this name, one which it has become famous for (and the name was kept after the launch of The New 52.) It was the fourth DC Comics title, and the first new one produced after Detective Comics spread beyond the one title (this was after it purchased More Fun Comics and New Adventure Comics.)

Starring: Lex Luthor (starting #890) until #900.

Second Feature: Captain Atom (#879-#889), Superboy (#892), Jimmy Olsen (#893-#896)

(Issues #601-642 are filed under Action Comics Weekly)

Collected EditionsSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus vol. 1 (#1-31)Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane vol. 1 (#539-541, 545, 546 & #551-554)Superman vs. Darkseid (#586)They Saved Luthor's Brain (#600, #668, #670-673, #676-678 )Panic in the Sky (#674-675)Death of Superman (#683-684)World Without Superman (#685-686)Superman: Funeral For A Friend (#685-686)Superman: Reign of the Supermen (#687-688)The Trial of Superman (#716-717)Transformed! (#729 & 732)DC Comics Presents: Superman #4 (#768, #771-773)Superman: Emperor Joker (#769-770)President Lex (#773)Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book One (#780-781)Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book Two (#782)Superman: Ending Battle (#795-796)DC Comics Presents: Superman #2 (#798)Godfall (Action Comics #812- 813, Adventures of Superman #625- 626 and Superman #202- 203)Superman: The Wrath of Gog (#814-819; backups #812-813)Superman: Sacrifice (Action Comics #829, Superman #218-220, Adventures of Superman #642-643 and Wonder Woman #219-220)Superman: Up, Up and Away! (#837-840)Superman: Back In Action (#841-843, plus stories from DC Comics Presents #4, #17 and #24)Superman: Last Son (#844-846, #851 and Action Comics Annual #11)The Third Kryptonian (Superman #668-670, Action Comics #847, Superman Annual #13)Redemption (Superman #659&666, Action Comics #848-849)3-2-1 Action (Superman #665, Action Comics #852-854, Legends of the DC Universe #14)Superman: Escape From Bizarro World (#855-857)Superman And The Legion of Super-Heroes (#858-863)Superman: Brainiac (#866-870)Superman: New Krypton Vol. 1 (#871)Superman: New Krypton Vol. 2 (#872-873)Superman: Nightwing And Flamebird Vol. 1 (#875-879 and Action Comics Annual #12)Superman: Codename Patriot (#880)Superman: Nightwing And Flamebird Vol. 2 (#883-889, Superman #696 and Adventure Comics #8-10)Superman: The Black Ring Vol. 1 (#890-895)Superman: The Black Ring Vol. 2 (#896-900; Action Comics Annual #13; Secret Six #29)Secret Six: Caution To the Wind (#897)Superman: Reign of Doomsday (#900-904)For Post-Flashpoint refer to Action Comics (Vol. 2)

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