Action Comics #89

(October 1945)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

A Is for Antelope (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The King of Color! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Ira Yarbrough

Inks

Ira Yarbrough

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Talk about looking at the world through rose=colored glasses!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Mortimer Riggs-Biddle III; Milford; S. Andrew Bascomb; Herbert; Lois Lane; Herbert Van Gilder; Brick-Top Boyle; Turk; Pug; Pixie

Synopsis

Superman teaches a lesson in humility to rich pampered boys belonging to an exclusive "platinum club".

Reprints

• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #5 ([March] 2018)

Keywords

Boys' Club

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Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Elephant's Homecoming! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

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Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

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There's no rest for Congo Bill...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Snorky White; Walt Sellers; Kala (elephant); Jackal Darcy

Synopsis

Bill helps Snorky recover his share of rubies that were stolen from him by Sellers.

Keywords

elephants; quicksand; rubies

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Hingees / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

An Ill Wind Blows! (Table of Contents: 9)

Hayfoot Henry / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Stan Kaye

Inks

Stan Kaye

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Heed well this simple tale from Sleepyside...

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Hayfoot Henry

Indexer Notes

The text is written in rhyming couplets.

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Meet a Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Cruise of the Ichabod Q! (Table of Contents: 12)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)

Inks

Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)

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A battered tugboat steams up and down the harbor...

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Mrs. Percival Braithe; Stoney; Rocky; Flint; Shakes

Synopsis

A scheme to rob passengers being docked by tugboats is thwarted by The Vigilante and Stuff using his new paddle=powered water cycle.

Your Coach: Bernie Bierman (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

River Cruise (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Udall

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Second page on inside back cover.

Race Against Rogues! (Table of Contents: 15)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

William White

Inks

William White

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pity the poor gambler who tries to turn a dishonest penny with Zatara around!

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; The Four Aces (crooks)

Synopsis

A group of crooks known as The Four Aces try to cheat the other contestants in a motorcycle race. Zatara magically changes the size and shape of the road, eventually steering it to outside a police station.

How Thom McAn Saved the Flaming "40" (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)