(October 1950)

Marvel, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Sports Action Inc.
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

SPORTS ACTION is published by SPORTS ACTION, INC. Office of Publication: 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, 1, N. Y. Entered as second-class matter at the post office at New York 1, N. Y. under the Act of March 3, 1879. Additional entry at Meriden, Conn. Published quarterly. Copyright 1950 by SPORTS ACTION, INC., 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, 1, N. Y. Vol. 1, No. 4, OCTOBER, 1950 issue. Price 10c per copy. Printed in the U.S.A.

Note- no disclaimer about similarities to persons living or dead, etc.

Independent News distributor logo on cover. Detailed content information from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo [as Doc. V] (June 8, 2005).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Art Houtteman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Maneely
Inks
Joe Maneely
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Art Houtteman!
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Art Houtteman

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer had Sol Brodsky credited as possible artist but Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Nick Caputo credit Maneely solely.

The Art Houtteman Story! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Klein
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
7588
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Art Houtteman; Red; Wish Egan; Charlie Gehringer; Doc Cramer; Ted; Joe Di Maggio
Keywords
baseball; Catholic Central High; Detroit Tigers; Florida; Lakeland; Michigan; Philadelphia; Washington Senators

Jerry Coleman .. the Yankee Rookie Who Amazed... (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Becker
Inks
Mike Becker
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
7586
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Jerry Coleman; Stuffy Stirnweiss; Olmo; Rizzuto; Joe Devine; Bill Meyer; Bill Skiff; Frankie Crosetti; Casey Stengel
Keywords
baseball; Kansas City; New York Yankees; San Jose; Yankee Stadium

A Book of Regulations (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
SL-3801
Genre
sports
Reprints

Ray Robinson ... the Man Other Fighters Fear! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
7???
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Sugar Ray Robinson [Walker Smith]; Joe Louis [Joe Barrow]; George Gainford; Joe Echevarria; Henry Armstrong; Fritzie Zivic; Gainford Angott; Jake La ; Kid Gavilan; Steve Belloise; Joe Greene
Keywords
boxing; Detroit; Madison Square Garden; Michigan

Red Schoendienst ... The Most Under-Rated Second Sacker in Baseball! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Edd Ashe
Inks
Edd Ashe ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
7????
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Red Schoendienst; Pepper Martin; Mary O'Reilly; Eddie Dyer; Leo Durocher; Branch Rickey
Keywords
baseball; Lynchburg; St. Louis Cardinals; Union City

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Michael J. Vassallo via the Timely-Atlas-Comics Yahoo Group (8 September 2006).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Art Houtteman!"]
    Art Houtteman
  2. 1. The Art Houtteman Story!
  3. 2. Jerry Coleman .. the Yankee Rookie Who Amazed...
  4. 3. A Book of Regulations
  5. 4. Ray Robinson ... the Man Other Fighters Fear!
  6. 5. Red Schoendienst ... The Most Under-Rated Second Sacker in Baseball!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Henry Andrews
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Bob Heer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Banks S. Robinson
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore