Action Comics #98

(July 1946)

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

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

I Is for Ibex (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Starring Susie! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel ? (credited)

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough (credited as Joe Shuster)

Inks

George Roussos ? (credited as Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Susie Tompkins; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Welland

Synopsis

Lois' niece Susie is given to telling tall tales, but sometimes, as after this adventure with Superman and a stolen diamond, her stories are near the truth.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

credits by Bob Hughes

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

"Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

George Case (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Very Close Shave! (Table of Contents: 6)

Hayfoot Henry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz (as Alvin Schwartz)

Pencils

Stan Kaye (signed)

Inks

Stan Kaye (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Hayfoot Henry

Joe Fell Apart in the Stretch Until... (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fish Catches Man! (Table of Contents: 8)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

William White (signed as W. F. White)

Inks

William White (signed as W. F. White)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Zatara; Captain Sparr; Alec Burley

Synopsis

While deep sea fishing, Zatara hears a nearby explosion. It transpires that Alec Burley uses bombs and guns to make a catch. Using his magic Zatara goes underwater and persuades the fish to capture Burley, weigh him, and mount him on a plaque. Completely unnerved by the experience Burley vows to give up fishing for life.

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

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

The Perilous Pearls! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Al Schwartz (as Alvin Schwartz)

Pencils

Ed Smalle (as Edwin Smalle)

Inks

Ed Smalle (as Edwin Smalle)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Jim Kirk; Judith Kirk; John Cameron; Rufe Murdock

Synopsis

Bill foils a would-be kidnapper and pearl thief.

Keywords

decoys; Hiva Luva (Pacific island); Pacific Ocean; pearls; rowboats; soporific gasses

Indexer Notes

writer id by Craig Delich

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win (signed)

Pencils

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks

Lit-Win (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here, Daffy -- I brought you some medicine for your cold!

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Knife Party (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ben Ballard (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Sheriff Joe Blades

Treasure of the Ancients! (Table of Contents: 15)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron ?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)

Inks

George Roussos (credited as Mort Morton Jr.)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Stuff. the Chinatown Kid; Scar Bronson; Blackie; Feathers

Indexer Notes

Credits by Bob Hughes. Ink credit altered by Chandler from "Mort Meskin ?" to Roussos. The two inking styles are very distinctive; Meskin's light and feathery, Roussos' heavy and chunky.

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

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Fought the Falling Bridge (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Dave Minor / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)