Action Comics #157

(June 1951)

The Superman Who Couldn't Fly (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]

Bodyguard to a Billion (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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootsie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Schreiber

Pencils:

Bill Schreiber

Inks:

Bill Schreiber

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

The Interplanetary Baby-Sitter (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

["Gwen is sick in bed."] (Table of Contents)

Jerry Jitterbug / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Reprints:

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #265 (October 1959)

Little Railroad Men (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

General Electric Co,

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Black Nell (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 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

[Are icebergs salty like the ocean?] (Table of Contents)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Pencils:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Inks:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

fact

The Impossible Escapes (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:

Vigilante

["Pete, we're going to Gwen's birthday party."] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / 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:

gag

Reprints:

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #232 (January 1957)

["Well, I finally got a job for Saturday afternoons."] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Reprints:

• in Buzzy (DC, 1945 series) #73 (September-October 1956)

Know Your Country (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero