Action Comics #115

(December 1947)

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Wish That Came True! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz ?

Pencils

Ira Yarbrough

Inks

Stan Kaye ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Superman a thief?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Arthur Parrish; Amos Parrish; Dr. Smith; unnamed Superman imposter (Johnson's hired hand)

Synopsis

A criminal in a fake Superman costume preys upon a little boy's desire to meet Superman.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #11 ([April 1948] ?)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)

Indexer Notes

credits by Bob Hughes

Bert La Brucherie (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

A Date with Judy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Treasure Trap! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A fortune in diamonds waiting to be taken!

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Jim Taggart; Ubangis (African tribe); El Hassam; Ali Bey

Synopsis

Bill helps a treasure hunter get a fortune in diamonds out of the jungle before it is taken by Arab raiders.

Keywords

diamonds; jaguars; waterfalls

Indexer Notes

The script for this story is attributed by Martin O'Hearn to "Writer S."

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Toys That Saved the Town! (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

He doesn't approve of a boy's enthusiasm for toys...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; "Old King" Cole; Tommy; Tommy's father

Synopsis

A grumpy man named Cole hates toys and refuses to sign a contract with Tommy's father until the toys are disposed of. On hearing of a flood in the town where Cole's circus is playing, Zatara magically enlarges Tommy's locomotive, airplane and boats, which rescue flood victims and the zoo animals.

Reprints

• in Captain Triumph Comics (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #12 ([December 1948])

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

Gang Busters / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Boys and Girls! Here's an Important Message for You! (Table of Contents: 11)

public service announcement / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

advocacy

Design for Winning (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Tex Wade

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

Junior Jim (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

That Wonderful Place! (Table of Contents: 14)

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 dream of perfection leads a man on a quest...

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Hayfoot Henry; Stanley Hatch

Synopsis

Stanley Hatch tries to locate an idyllic town he learned about from a man on a train, but Henry convinces him that Utopia doesn't really exist.

Indexer Notes

The text is written in rhyming couplets.

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

Little Ozzie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hmph! Ozzie, go right to the principal...

Genre

humor

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

Lucky to Be a Yankee / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Man Who Stole the Rainbow! (Table of Contents: 17)

Vigilante [Western hero] / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Perhaps there is a pot of gold at the foot of every rainbow...

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Rainbow Man; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid

Synopsis

The Vigilante foils the latest crime spree of his old foe, The Rainbow Man.

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

Lifebuoy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of "The Web-Footed Burglar" (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Just Two Words Turned Mac Into a He-Man! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)