Action Comics #153

(February 1951)

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

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

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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The 100 Deaths of Clark Kent! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Al Plastino

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Al Plastino

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This is a tle of hunters and hunted - but a strangely twisted one!

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Synopsis

An underworld gangster puts out a $100,000 reward for the killing of Clark Kent. Lois actually sees Clark get shot in the arm, so he has to wear a sling for the rest of the story. Meanwhile, the Kingpin is convinced that the only way Clark could have avoided all his deathtraps is if he was Superman.

Reprints

• in Gigant (Centerförlaget, 1963 series) #2/1963
• in Superhombre (Editorial Muchnik, 1949 ? series) #75 (junio 12 de 1951)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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See yourself in Straight Arrow's secret cave!

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

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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Pencils

Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)

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Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)

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Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!

Genre

children

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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typeset

Castaway World! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton; ?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Fischetti

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When Colonel Tommy Tomorrow undertakes a confidential mission in plain clothes...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Dr. Kylen; Marcia Mayne; Ennis (villain)

Synopsis

Kylen discovers a new scientific weapon so the Planeteers assign Tommy to a plain clothes detail to protect him. When Ennis releases Kylen's discovery it destroys the space vessel they are travelling on, so they all end up trapped on a small planetoid. But Tommy creates a space beacon using stone tools.

Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

William Schreiber

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William Schreiber

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William Schreiber

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Tootsie

Synopsis

Captain Tootsie brings a sled to the orphanage so the children can play in the snow.

Keywords

children; orphanage; sled; snow

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Jeepers, have I got a swell date this afternoon!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #2 ([June 1958])

Lucky Block (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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Diamond Doom! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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Ed Smalle

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Ed Smalle

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Do you want to be a detective?

Genre

adventure; drama; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Will Lanson; Jim Dunn

Synopsis

Bill uncovers an ingenious diamond thief.

Keywords

cobras; diamond mining; diamonds; fluoroscopes; Jungle Queen Diamond Mine; World Wide Insurance Company

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

Picture Math / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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This is not professional...

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

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Boys! Girls! Hurry! Get this big beautiful real scale model!

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

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

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Panic stalks the forest...

Genre

western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Jack Liebowitz

Letters

typeset

Where Is the Forest Primeval? (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

Sagebrush Sam / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Sagebrush, I have to go to the big city...

Genre

humor; western-frontier

The Three Dead Letters! (Table of Contents: 17)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Bob Brown

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Bob Brown

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What is the mystery sealed in three faded letters that were never delivered...

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Eddie Minton; Dan Black; Prentiss; Doc Harker; Sheriff Lawton

Synopsis

When Eddie Minton dies he leaves a coded message in three letters, so that his former partner Dan won't discover the source of his wealth. The letters are lost for years in a stage coach wreck until the Vigilante finds them and traces the recipients down, with Dan Black on his trail.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Silly Dilly / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel (signed)

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Martin Naydel (signed)

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Martin Naydel (signed)

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Concealed in this Silly Dilly are the names of five vehicles.

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

The Westfield Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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Be the king of the road with this great bike!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Do You Know... / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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That American pioneers who invaded the West...

Genre

non-fiction

The World of Adventure in Books (Table of Contents: 21)

Shining Knight; Green Arrow; Tomahawk / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Your Christmas Daisy Ready (Table of Contents: 22)

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

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Fred Harman (signed as Fred Harman)

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Fred Harman (signed as Fred Harman)

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typeset

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Tell Dad you'd like this husky, straight-shooting Cowboy Carbine for Christmas!

Indexer Notes

Back cover.