Action Comics strong sales and follow up investigations revealed that Superman was the reason, thus the character returned to the covers, becoming a permanent presence in issue 19 onward. Originally, "Action Comics" was an anthology title featuring a number of other stories in addition to the Superman story. Zatara, a magician, was one of the other characters who had his own stories in early issues. There was the hero Tex Thompson, who eventually became Mr. America and later the Americommando. Vigilante enjoyed a lengthy run in this series. Sometimes stories of a more humorous nature were included, such as those of Hayfoot
Action of 2 May 1654 Action of 2 May 1654 Action of 2 May 1654 was a sea battle which took place near Colombo, Ceylon, when a force of 11 Dutch ships defeated 3 Portuguese galleons, which ran aground and were burnt near Carmona, north of Cabo de Rama. On about 4 May "Zijdeworm" was burnt as a fireship near Karwar, and on 6 May the Portuguese galleon "Nazareth" was burnt near Hanovar. This removed a significant proportion of Portuguese ships in the Indian Ocean area. The first 7 ships dealt with "Santo António de Mazagão" and the rest with "São João Pérola". Guns are