Action Comics #135

(August 1949)

Now -- More Than Ever (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Case of the Human Statues! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Out of the past have come old legends of living people turned to stone!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; John Morton

Bob Lemon (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Peg / 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

Er -- hello, Peg!

Genre

humor; teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Largest Man in the World! (Table of Contents: 6)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Fischetti

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In 1989 science has produced many great wonders unknown to 1949...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Professor Beeck; his wife and son

Synopsis

Tommy is ordered to stop the rampage of Professor Bleeck's one mile tall son. Eventually he is subdued, like Gulliver, and taken to the Saturn moon Titan, where all the inhabitants are that size, and adopted by a kindly family.

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

Little Pete / 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

Pete! Wait for me, I'll walk you to school!

Genre

humor; children

Win a Prize! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

Willy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Phil Berube (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jeepers - I don't know how to make these fancy wrappings...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #38 (January 1955)

Champ to Chump - And Back Again (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Superman on Safety First! (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

World-Wide's Best Bet! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle (signed)

Inks

Ed Smalle (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You've heard of restaurant proprietors not eating in their own restaurants!

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Bad News Hale

Synopsis

When World Wide insures Bill's life, Bad News accompanies him in his pursuit of diamond thieves in order to keep him safe.

Keywords

camels; el Akasa oasis; life insurance; oases; soporific drugs; the Pharaoh Diamonds; World Wide Insurance Company

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

Kellogg's Rice Krispies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Detective Comics; Sensation Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

King of the Boatmen (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

R. H. Joseph (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

A short article about the exploits of river man Mike Fink.

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 16)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Keywords

Infantile Paralysis

Ace Aeronaut - Major Albert W. Stevens (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen

Pencils

Stookie Allen

Inks

Stookie Allen

Colors

?

Letters

Stookie Allen

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Chasing the sun!

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Synopsis

The story of air ace Major Albert W. Stevens.

Plane Daring (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

The Rainbow Man Goes West! (Table of Contents: 19)

Vigilante / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

George Kashdan

Pencils

Dan Barry (signed)

Inks

Dan Barry (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The most colorful character in crime...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; the Rainbow Man (villain); Sparks (henchman); Chowderhead Williams

Synopsis

The Vigilante and Stuff pursue the villainous Rainbow Man to the blue grass country of Kentucky, where he expects to find stolen jewels hidden by an old crony.

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win (signed)

Pencils

Lit-Win (signed)

Inks

Lit-Win (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Lit-Win (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, I'm hungry! Let's go to a restaurant!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #5 (May-June 1955)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

Watch for Wakely! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Jimmy Wakely / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)