Action Comics #120

(May 1948)

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superman, Stunt Man! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Stan Kaye ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Mike Foss (movie director); Miss Sunbeam; Mr. Hadley; Lydia Heartache

Synopsis

A movie producer tricks Superman into signing a contract to be a stunt man.

Reprints

• in Superman Super Library (K. G. Murray, 1964 series) #12 ([May 1965] ?)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit per Rich Morrissey ("it may be Plastino imitating Wayne Boring"), Martin O'Hearn, and Pat Lang. Gene Reed says it is Boring.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

In the Nick of Time (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Old Nick / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

High-Water Peril! (Table of Contents: 5)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

North - South - East or West...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Jack; Ann; Johnny Bane; Judge Norman; Hefty

Synopsis

Bill rescues a judge from a flood and captures a trio of convicts.

Keywords

Carloo Dam; convicts; flooding; motor boats; uranium; Yukon; Yuku River

Indexer Notes

The script is credited as possibly by "Writer S" by Martin O'Hearn.

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

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

Roping the Runaway Driver (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

"Cabbie" Casey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Farr (signed)

Pencils

Jack Farr (signed)

Inks

Jack Farr (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Farr (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Listen, ol' man river...

Genre

humor

Characters

'Cabbie' Casey; Clancy

Synopsis

Casey picks up a fare who keeps giving him ten dollars more, to drive through the park, the residential district, the financial district, and finally the waterfront, where he wants Casey to drive off the end of the pier. Casey refuses and hands him over to Casey the cop.

Ranger Rescue (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret That Saved the Sandlot (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Animated Antiques! (Table of Contents: 11)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

William White

Inks

William White

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Zatara utters miraculous words of command...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; J.P. Astor; Collins (villain); Isis (statue); Amenhotep (mummy)

Synopsis

The unscrupulous Collins, curator of the Cosmopolitan Museum of Ancient Art, has replaced many of the priceless artifacts with soap replicas and sold the originals. When Zatara visits the museum's wealthy benefactor they are summoned to the museum, which has flooded. Zatara tries to control the water and artifacts, but they ignore his magic. Finally, the museum building tells him of the phony substitutions. Collins confesses to being an ex-con, and is returned to prison.

Crooked Flight (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Arthur Allenby

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

The Horse Nobody Could Ride! (Table of Contents: 13)

Vigilante / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On winter nights, Indians will gather round campfires...

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Charlie Long Bow; Chief War-Bird; Featherfoot

Synopsis

The Vigilante and Stuff visit an Indian reservation where they meet up with an old friend and learn about the culture and natural skills of the First Nations.

Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Homer / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nice sunny day, isn't it?

Genre

humor

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Western Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)