Action Comics #155

(April 1951)

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

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

Script

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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Cover Girl Mystery! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome ?; ?

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was only one of hundreds of magazine covers graced by a pretty face...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Andre Arvin; Lois Lane; Spiral Storm; De Vere; Countess of Franconia

Synopsis

Lois Lane enters a beauty contest in order to write a story. Then one of the contestants claims a photographer is trying to kill her.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #24

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

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

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)

Inks

Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)

Colors

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Letters

?

Editing

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let's go in and hear our fortunes!

Genre

children

Indexer Notes

Sold by Fleer.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Peg / 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 hat is a dream!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Peg

The Two Tommy Tomorrows! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton ?; ?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Fischetti

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

What would you do if you found an exact double of yourself, filling your shoes and living your life for you?

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Dr. Zharro

Synopsis

Tommy Tomorrow comes back from a space mission to find out he's been replaced by an exact double.

Reprints

• in Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #30 ([July 1951] ?)
• in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #11/1953 (november 1953)

Keywords

robot

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

Royal Desserts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.75 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

Don't forget, Casey, we're going to the movies tonight!

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

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

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

Script

?

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Sands of Death! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle (signed as EJS)

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Ed Smalle (signed as EJS)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mystery and peril play unexpected parts in the filming of a Hollywood movie...

Genre

adventure; drama; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Tim Troy; Charles Steel; Mearns

Synopsis

Bill works to prevent a motion picture producer from killing his star to claim insurance money.

Keywords

bullfighting; Hermosillo (Mexican city); Mexico; motion picture cameras; motion pictures; newspapers; Steel Productions; westerns; World Wide Insurance Company

Captain Tootsie Shows 'Em How to Walk on Stilts (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

William Schreiber ? (signed)

Pencils

William Schreiber (signed)

Inks

William Schreiber (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

William Schreiber ? (signed)

Editing

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Secret Legion: Captain Tootsie; Fatso
Susan

Keywords

stilts

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

cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Horace Elmo (signed)

Pencils

Horace Elmo (signed)

Inks

Horace Elmo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Are pearls found only in oysters?

Genre

non-fiction

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

How's Your Volapuk? (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Art credits submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

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

Shorty / 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

I'd like to see a nice bed!

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Reprints

• in Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #30 ([July 1951] ?)

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

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pardon me, mister, where is the information desk?

Genre

humor; children

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

The Gun That Killed the Vigilante! (Table of Contents: 19)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown

Colors

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

"The Gunsmith" was his name and death was his hobby!

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; The Gunsmith (villain)

Synopsis

A gun collector wants to own the gun that killed the Vigilante.

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Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Superman Says: "Human Rights for All!" (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Editing

Jack Schiff

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Novelty Mart Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

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Indexer Notes

Back cover.