Action Comics #99

(August 1946)

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

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

J Is for Jaguar (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Talisman of Trouble! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron ? (credited as Jerry Seigel)

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough (ghosted for Joe Shuster)

Inks

Stan Kaye (ghosted for Joe Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What terrible power does the ugly little Malay doll contain....

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Burton Hayes; Keith Langwell

Synopsis

Lois and Clark encounter a man cursed with bad luck, owing, he claims, to the talisman he wears round his neck. Lois takes possession and flaunts the bad luck spirits by wearing it. Thanks to Clark and Superman (in both guises) she survives several attempts on her life. Superman then takes the talisman and foils more death attempts. Finally, Clark appears in the newsroom wearing it, claiming that Superman gave it to him as a gift. Clark gives Lois the full credit for the story and, in a rare display of affection, she kisses him on the cheek.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Credits by Bob Hughes.

Tenderfoot: His Feet Weren't So Tender (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Stan Hack (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jinx Ranch! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Ed Smalle ?

Inks

Ed Smalle ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the great cattle country of the American Southwest...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Jane Morgan; Curly; Red; Pops

Synopsis

Bill exposes a ranch foreman's efforts to convince the owner that her ranch is jinxed.

Keywords

American Southwest; horses; loco weed; mustard salve; petroleum; poisoning; ranching; rodeos

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Craig Delich.

Trapping the Hijackers! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Stumpy / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Say, sonny, I'll give you a dime...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #64 (May-June 1950)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Moonstruck Girl! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Stan Kaye

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A guy and a girl and a cop and a crime...

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Hayfoot Henry

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Faces in the Future! (Table of Contents: 12)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

William White

Inks

William White

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes, you can decide your own fate.

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Jerry Mason; Dick; Jack

Synopsis

Zatara overhears three young boys on the street talking about their aspirations for life. One wants to be a hunter, another an explorer, but the third a crime-king. Zatara projects the boys fifteen years into their future, and shows them the possible outcome of their wishes. Jack, the would-be crime king, changes his mind and decides he might become a doctor or a teacher instead.

Indexer Notes

Art credits per Bob Hughes. We formerly credited Mort Meskin with the pencils in error.

Backstage Hunch (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Neill (credited) (house name)

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Detective Lou Carney; Eames; Mrs. Wellington Deetz; Mitzi Martin

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

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

Did I ever tell you about the time I caught a three foot bass, Daffy?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #8 (May-June 1950)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

The Tiger's Skin! (Table of Contents: 16)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron ?

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

an you make your wishes come true?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Nick the Gambler; Slasher

Synopsis

The Vigilante and Stuff prevent a mugging on the street. They find it is an acquaintance, an honest gambler named Nick. He has bought a tiger skin which grants wishes, but each time a wish is granted it shrinks a little.

Indexer Notes

Credits per Bob Hughes.

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

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Gahoon / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Four Against the Sea (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)