Action Comics #110

(July 1947)

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

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

U Is for Unicorn (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Mother Goose Crimes! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough

Inks

Ira Yarbrough; Stan Kaye ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We all treasure our favorite childhood nursery rhymes...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Susie Tompkins (Lois Lane's niece); Monk Malone [also as Old Mother Hubbard]; Mother Goose (criminal imposter); Old King Cole (criminal imposter); Little Bo-Peep (criminal imposter); Humpty Dumpty (criminal imposter); Little Boy Blue (criminal imposter)

Synopsis

Clark and Lois take Lois' niece Susie to a children's theater show, but the actors portraying characters from nursery rhymes are really criminals.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)

Indexer Notes

The faces of Superman, Clark and Lois appear to be inked by Stan Kaye.

Buddy Rosar (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jack Treddle Gets Hero's Medal (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The King of the Gorillas! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The perils of big-game hunting with camera...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Ed Perkins; Joe Sardi; Gus Schultz; Nick Morris; Fred Buckley

Synopsis

Bill helps a group of zoo keepers secure trained gorillas for their zoo.

Keywords

animal training; crocodiles; gorillas; ivory; Lodge City; zoos

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Danger Is Where You Make It! (Table of Contents: 8)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

William White

Inks

William White

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You can't cross a street these days without risking your life!

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]

Synopsis

Zatara teaches a group of school children the importance of safety on the roads by Magically flying them above cars and transforming some of the drivers into animals they most resemble (e.g. a speedster into an ostrich). In court as their animal selves they beg Zatara to change them back, swearing they will never more transgress.

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

Old Mill Stabilizer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Good-Natured Pop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Please, Pop, can I pick some flowers for you?

How to Grind the Mill (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

One Good Turn (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Carter

Letters

typeset

Sleepyside's Meanest Thief! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Stan Kaye (signed)

Inks

Stan Kaye (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hayfoot Henry, Sleepyside's cop...

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Hayfoot Henry

Synopsis

Henry apprehends a vain man who has committed crimes in order to make a toupee.

Indexer Notes

The text is written in rhyming couplets.

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

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

Script

Lit-Win

Pencils

Lit-Win

Inks

Lit-Win

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hope Doodle likes the jacket I got him...

Genre

humor

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

Walt Disney Treasure Chest of Films / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Outwitting the Kidnappers (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Girl Sheriff of Benton City! (Table of Contents: 17)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Roussos (signed as G. Roussos)

Inks

George Roussos (signed as G. Roussos)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Pony Express rides again!

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Sheriff Jo Benton; Tip Tyler (crook)

Synopsis

The Vigilante and Stuff are in Benton City, where the sheriff is the granddaughter of a previous sheriff. Local crook Tip Tyler is trying to tarnish her reputation, so The Vigilante offers to be her deputy until they sort the mess out.

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Now! The Vigilante Is in the Movies! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Columbia Pictures Movies; Vigilante / advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Dick Tracy Rapid Fire Tommy Gun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win (signed)

Pencils

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks

Lit-Win (signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, Daffy. I'm glad we came to see this play...

Genre

non-fiction; humor

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The "Cuckoo Kayo" (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)