Comic Title: Action Comics #96
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1946
Approx. On Sale Date: March 13, 1946 Copyright Date March 11, 1946
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
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: "Wonders of Words"
Pages: 7

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

Artist: William F. White

Feature Character(s)

• Zatara (last appearance in Action Comics #95; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #22)

Other Character(s)

• Dan Towne (a school boy; no further appearances)
• A jinn, a corsair, and several dinosaurs (magical creations of Zatara; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
When Zatara sees a young boy, Dan Towne, skipping school, Zatara gives him a lesson by teaching him the power of words. Dan's assignment is to learn about the words, "pterodactyl," "jinn," and "corsair." Zatara uses his magic to create dinosaurs, a jinn, and a corsair. The adventure excites Dan's interest in words, and he returns to school.