Action Comics #138

(November 1949)

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

Superman Scoop-Parade (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lois Lane has frequently scooped her rival reporters...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Herbert Binkle

Synopsis

Superman secretly helps newcomer Herbert Binkle get a reporting job on the Daily Planet

Reprints

• in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #2/1953 (februar 1953)

Hal Newhouser (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie Saves the Day! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Crystal Doom! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Fischetti

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Meteors have fallen to Earth for countless ages!

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Dr. Zarr (villain); Professor Greer

Indexer Notes

Formerly credited to Otto Binder, but not in Binder's records as printed in Alter Ego 147.

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

Hollywood's Top Adventure Star! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Alan Ladd / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Animal Actors! (Table of Contents: 8)

Zatara / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Joe Kubert

Inks

Joe Kubert

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

When Zatara, master magician, goes to a land that is full of a magical make-believe of its own...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Mr. Turner (film producer); Mr. Mason

Synopsis

In Hollywood Zatara helps a maverick director by transforming animals into bipedal actors, thereby cutting an arrogant producer down to size.

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

Spoiling the Gangsters' Scheme (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)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle (signed as E. J. S.)

Inks

Ed Smalle (signed as E. J. S.)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

In faraway Singapore, Mrs. Marlowe and her daughter Gloria, do some last minute shopping...

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Mrs. Marlowe; Gloria Marlowe; Howard Chandler

Synopsis

Mrs. Marlowe accidentally purchases blank banknote sheets and is bedeviled by a counterfeiter attempting to secure the paper.

Keywords

blackjacks; Capri; counterfeiting; fingerprints; napkin rings; rickshaws; saps; seaplanes; Singapore; World Wide Insurance Company

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Introducing Jack Benny Violinist (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

The Man Who Loved Horses! (Table of Contents: 14)

Vigilante / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Dan Barry (signed)

Inks

Dan Barry (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

All his life, Martin Jenkins has been collecting horses!

Genre

superhero; western-frontier

Characters

Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; Martin Jenkins; Doctor Anthony Adams; Mahomet Abdullah Gan

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Shorty / 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

Gosh, I never thought I'd make it!

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Synopsis

Shorty runs from the library in order to sneeze, and thus obey the 'Silence' notice.

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #115 (August 1957)
• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #31 (February 1962)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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

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Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)