Action Comics #109

(June 1947)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man Who Robbed the Mint! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Jerry Siegel]

Pencils

John Sikela (ghosted for Joe Shuster)

Inks

John Sikela (ghosted for Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Money, they say, isn't everything.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; the Prankster (villain)

Synopsis

The Prankster develops a formula that removes the green dye from paper money. He asks people to bring him the "worthless" blank bills, for which he has a plan to restore back into real money, only to be foiled by Superman.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #5 ([October 1947])
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)

Jerry Witte (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Swifty Seaver Wins for Beaver (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Elevator to Excitement! (Table of Contents: 5)

Zatara / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

William White (signed as W F White)

Inks

William White (signed as W F White)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Young Quintus McGurk runs an elevator in our town.

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Quintus McGurk

Synopsis

Thieves try to take the elevator up to their planned robbery, but Zatara magically puts obstacles in their way (such as enlarging the crook's gun until it fills the elevator).

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Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Witty Willy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi, Willy, did you write the composition...

Genre

humor

Characters

Witty Willy

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Rollfast Skates and Bicycles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Elephants' Graveyard! (Table of Contents: 9)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Deep in the heart of Africa lies a hidden valley...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Gabby Garrison; Joe Trask; Simla; Chief Tomasi; Hugh Stafford

Synopsis

Bill exposes a pair of conmen's effort to sell a phony elephants' graveyard.

Keywords

card playing; elephants; elephants' graveyard; gambling; ivory; leopards; machine guns; poker

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

No Need for Murder (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Patrick Dobbs

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

The Theft of a Very Loud Noise! (Table of Contents: 12)

Hayfoot Henry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Stan Kaye

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is the tale of a baker of cakes...

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Hayfoot Henry

Indexer Notes

The text is written in rhyming couplets.

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Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Jet-Propulsion Works (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pop Gunn Rides Again! (Table of Contents: 15)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

George Roussos (signed as Roussos)

Inks

George Roussos (signed as Roussos)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Remember Pop Gunn? - "The Sheriff of Times Square2...

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Pop Gunn

Synopsis

The Vigilante Helps two old ex-Texas Rangers get a job in the city police department.

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Post Grape-Nuts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The "Too-Sure Eleven" (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

T Is for Tapir (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)