Action Comics #156

(May 1951)

The Girl of Steel (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor

Indexer Notes

Featuring a Supergirl who looks very similar to the Supergirl to arrive later in the decade.

The Top of the World (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

David Kahn (credited)

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Article about the North Pole and the Arctic Region.

[Are ants able to swim?] (Table of Contents)

Quick Quiz / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

H. T. Elmo

Pencils:

H. T. Elmo

Inks:

H. T. Elmo

Colors:

?

Letters:

H. T. Elmo

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints:

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #88 (May-June 1957)

World of the Metal Men (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

John Fischetti

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Tommy Tomorrow

["Oh boy - what a swell day for fishing!"] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Get It off Your Chest! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Pipeline Peril (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Smalle

Inks:

Ed Smalle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill

Jim Bridger (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al McLean (signed)

Pencils:

Al McLean (signed)

Inks:

Al McLean (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Al McLean (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

["Folks, would you mind being very quiet tonight?"] (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["But Mom, - please!"] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in A Date with Judy (DC, 1947 series) #56 (December 1956-January 1957)

Riddle of the Rainbow Man (Table of Contents)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

vs the Rainbow Man

["And I'm going with Alan tonight."] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #251 (April 1959)