Action Comics #189

(February 1954)

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

Lucky Song Parade Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Clark Kent's New Mother and Father! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Our new son should be home by now --- Wonder where he is?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. and Mrs. John Vandevier; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Guy Vandevier

Synopsis

Mr. and Mrs. John Vandevier lost their son while he was flying over Korea. A photograph reveals that he is almost an exact double of Clark Kent, and the couple want to adopt him. To prevent Mrs. Vandevier from dying of a broken heart he agrees, but in maintaining his meek posture he is a severe disappointment to them. Eventually, as Superman, he finds their lost son on a remote island, where his plane had been downed, and reunites them.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #65
• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #92 ([March 1955] ?)
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #197 (June-July 1967)

Keywords

origin recap

Indexer Notes

The story features one panel showing Jor-El and Lara placing son Kal in the rocketship as Krypton explodes around them, and a second panel showing Jonathan and Martha Kent discovering the baby in a Kansas wheat field.

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

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)

Inks

Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Headhunters live in this part of the jungle!

Genre

children

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

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

Golly, this program is coming all the way from Texas...

Genre

humor; children

Supermen of America (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Letters

typeset

The Mail-Order Hunter! (Table of Contents: 7)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don't worry, Congo Bill, I'll protect you!

Genre

adventure; drama; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Dick Hackett; Hackett Iron Works; John Hackett; Juma

Synopsis

Bill tricks a young man into believing that big game hunting is easy in order to persuade the man to return to his father's business.

Reprints

• in Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #4 ([1955] ?)
• in Tarzan (DC, 1972 series) #235 (February-March 1975)

Keywords

correspondence courses; crocodiles; elephants; Kagera River; lions; rhinoceroses; World Wide Insurance Company

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

The Best Present of All! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bob Oksner

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

The Forbidden World! (Table of Contents: 11)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's not a comet...It's Tommy Tomorrow's ship trying to reach Forbidden World!

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Dr. North; Captain Brent Wood

Synopsis

Dr. North has invented a series of mechanical devices which will "rid the universe of crime forever". Tommy is assigned to test the devices in secret, in the restricted area near Forbidden World.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

The World's Most Dangerous Sport (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller (credited as Jack E. Miller)

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

Mort Meskin

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Sequence, including art credits, submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

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

Shorty / 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

It seems like I've been driving for hours!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #54
• in Colossal Comic Annual (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #3 ([August 1957])

The One-Armed Bandit! (Table of Contents: 15)

Vigilante / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It - it's incredible! Outshooting our lawmen with but one arm!

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Sam Buckley, the One Armed Bandit

Synopsis

Sam Buckley had a riding accident when younger and one of his arms was amputated. He taught himself to draw with lightning speed and shoot with deadly accuracy. Now he spreads fear as he robs and kills lawmen with impunity, but he is no match for The Vigilante.

Reprints

• in Almanaque de Batman (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1964 series) #[1968] (1968) [preto e branco, traduzida]

Superman on Television! Is Super-TV (Table of Contents: 16)

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

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

Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Harman (signed)

Inks

Fred Harman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.