Action Comics #123

(August 1948)

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

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

For Thrills and Action Read (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

50 Ways to Kill Superman! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Skid Russell; Beefy; Lefty; Heist Nelson; Nitro; unnamed gangsters

Synopsis

A group of gangsters holds a contest where each one uses one of 50 different methods to attempt to kill Superman.

Reprints

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

Bob Elliott (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Nick of Time at the Midget Auto Races (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Old Nick / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Volcano Vandals! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

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Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Johnson; George Wickers; Hal Sykes; Mark Thompkins; Pegleg

Synopsis

Bill stops some pearl thieves using a volcano.

Keywords

Cyprus (freighter); howitzers; Ilo-Waga (volcano); lava; pearls; radios; Volcano Isle; volcano worship; volcanos

See Heroes in Action! Get Freedom Train Picture Book! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

World of Wishes! (Table of Contents: 8)

Zatara / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

William White (as W. F. White)

Inks

William White (as W. F. White)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero; adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Zatara

Girls! Boys! Get this New Beanie 'Copter (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Win Rollfast Skates! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Stolen Beaver? (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Al Schwartz (as Alvin Schwartz)

Pencils

Stan Kaye (signed)

Inks

Stan Kaye (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Hayfoot Henry

The Man with the Purple Hand (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Quick - Mr. Angelo!

Genre

humor

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

The Liquid Metal (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

William Morrison

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Now! Hollywood's "Queen of the Westerns" in a Comic Book All Her Own! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

The Color Wheel of Crime! (Table of Contents: 17)

Vigilante / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Mort Meskin ?

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

The Vigilante; The Rainbow Man (villain)

Margaret O'Brien at a Hollywood Party! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Strange As It Seems (Table of Contents: 19)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

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Letters

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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. PSA for fireworks safety "prepared in cooperation with the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness"; grim reaper image is clearly a reprint of an editorial cartoon from McNaught Syndicate (so marked) and is signed but signature is unclear.

Daisy Announces an Entirely New 128 Page, Pocket Size Handbook (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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