Comic Title: Action Comics #71
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: February 18, 1944 Copyright Date February 15, 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: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Valentine Villainy"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Penciller: 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 World's Finest Comics #13; next appearance in Superman #28)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #13; next appearance in Superman #28)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #13; next appearance in Superman #28)

Villain(s)

• Count D'ort (no further appearances)
• Leek, Spike, and Paddy (small-time crooks; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Betty Roxmore and Mr. Roxmore (Jimmy's girl friend and her father; no further appearances)
• Hugo Bayliss (Betty's boyfriend; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman, Jimmy Olsen, and a thief named Count D'ort have their Valentine's Day gifts mixed up. The Count has stolen a diamond necklace which Superman gives to Lois. Superman intended to give her an insulting card, so that he could impress Lois as Clark instead. However, the card is delivered by Jimmy to his sweetheart Betty Roxmore. When Betty opens the insulting card, she becomes angry at Jimmy.

Count D'ort discovers that the stolen necklace is gone too and believes that Jimmy has it. Betty's father was the real owner of the necklace and also believes Jimmy stole it. Both the police and the crooks go after Jimmy. Count D'ort captures him and Lois too, but Superman helps them escape. He also makes Jimmy look like a hero in front of Betty.

The package mix-up is then sorted out. Jimmy and Betty get back together, but Lois believes the insulting card came from Clark which earns him a cold shoulder.