Action Comics #150

(November 1950)

Action! Thrills! Excitement! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Secret of the 6 Superman Statues! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Dorothy Woolfolk

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

All over the world they started popping up...

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Synopsis

Morko plants many statues of Superman across the nation. Superman is perplexed, but eventually realizes it was all a ploy to burrow a tunnel through Mount Avery, for which Morko will charge a toll fee. Superman burrows another, parallel tunnel and opens it toll-free.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #49 ([June 1951])
• in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #4/1954 (april 1954)

Indexer Notes

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

Saving the Farmer's Crop (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

This doctor is supposed to be one of the best!

Genre

humor

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Forgotten Heroes of Space! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Fischetti

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Those old has-beens think they can still fly space!

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; President Gilson; Jon Lorrow; Robby Ross; Red Weldin

Synopsis

Tommy is visiting President Gilson of Interspace Shiplines. Upon leaving he spots three veterans and recognizes them as space heroes from his young days. Because of their age they are unable to get any flying jobs, so Tommy helps them set up their own freight line.

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Little Stanley / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel

Pencils

Martin Naydel

Inks

Martin Naydel

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The antlers of the European red deer...

Genre

non-fiction; animal

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Ruthie Riddles / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel (signed)

Pencils

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks

Martin Naydel (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

What is that which has never been felt...

Genre

humor

Overboard About It! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Bare Hands! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

What are a man's chances to live only with his two hands?

Genre

adventure; drama; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Collins; Wells; Joe Fallon; Mike Fallon

Synopsis

To win a wager Bill agrees to live on a desert island for a month without equipment or supplies. He discovers a pair of murderers, fugitives from justice, living on the island. While Bill is attempting to capture them, they fall to their deaths. Bill wins the wager and makes his way home.

Keywords

freighters; Globe Girdlers Club; parrots; Singapore; wagering

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

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 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

Golly - I haven't been to one in years!

Genre

humor

Teaching Our Youth to Drive (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Julien H. Harvey

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 2 pages (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

I've been waiting to see this picture!

Genre

humor

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 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

Pete, your mother and I were discussing you...

Genre

humor; children

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Six Slugs for the Vigilante! (Table of Contents: 18)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Barry (signed)

Inks

Dan Barry (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

This bullet's got your name on it, Vig!

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Bull Smiley

Synopsis

Vigilante and Stuff play a dangerous game of evade or be shot out in an inhospitable desert.

Thrills and Chills (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

Nature Loves a Nature-Lover (Table of Contents: 20)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)