Action Comics #133

(June 1949)

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AMF Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The World's Most Perfect Girl! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Dorothy Woolfolk

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Superman! The Man of Tomorrow...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Professor Lurie; Helen of Troy [Emma Blotz]

Synopsis

Superman is helping to publicize the forthcoming Metropolis Centennial Fair. Professor Lurie apparently brings Helen of Troy into the present time. Lois is jealous of this attractive woman. Following a series of adventures involving volcanos and outer space travels Superman finally exposes her for a fraud.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Formerly credited to Bill Woolfolk.

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

Lightning Speed...Heroic Deed! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Hollywood of Space! (Table of Contents: 5)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Fischetti

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Hollywood of 1949 often penetrates wild jungles or burning deserts...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Hal of the Planeteers; Jon Jons (film director); Vilma Urania

Synopsis

Finding his stranded companion in a bad mental and physical state on a remote planet, Tommy decides to try and raise money for a rest home for distressed astronauts. He makes a deal with Interplanetary Films to direct an action movie. Any savings in the budget will be his for the planned home. He takes the unit out into space, thus saving money on building sets, and comes in under budget. The home is built and is a boon to its inmates.

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Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike! / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

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Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Some rain we had last night!

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• in Sugar & Spike (DC, 1956 series) #4 (October-November 1956)
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #152 (April 1962)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Man Who Hunted Thrills! (Table of Contents: 9)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

A bad end awaits the reckless career...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Prince Cham Sha Shaddin; Ahangir Beg; Sidra (elephant)

Synopsis

Bill helps prevent the murder of the prince of Nyabad.

Keywords

elephants; howdahs; India; Nyabad; tiger pits; tigers; World Wide Insurance Company

Ruining the Ransom Plan (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh boy, what a swell day!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #216 (September 1955)
• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #1021 (5 de abril de 1980)

The Bike Comes Back (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Young man-- Your allowance money is much too high these days...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #114 (July 1957)

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Listerine Tooth Paste / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Adventure of the Shipwrecked Pirates (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Ray-o-Vac Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Gold Rush Comes to Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 17)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Dan Barry (signed)

Inks

Dan Barry (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

There have been great gold strikes before...

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Herbie (a hobo); Cal Dorkins [The Snaky Kid] (villain); Eileen Benton; 'Sheriff' Jones

Synopsis

Cal Dorkins [aka The Snaky Kid] hits upon a scam to create a gold stampede into Gotham City. He has Herbie the hobo pick up a planted gold nugget, and get it assayed. This causes rich and poor alike to buy land options. The Vigilante exposes the scheme, thus helping his old friend Eileen Benton to keep her nightclub.

Indexer Notes

Stuff is not Vig's sidekick in this story.

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Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Forest Rangers (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Popsicle Pete; Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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