Action Comics #136

(September 1949)

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superman, Show-Off! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Be sure to get a good picture of me!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; the Mayor of Metropolis

Synopsis

When Metropolis is threatened by a giant meteor, Superman must make preparations without inciting a panic. To do so, he disguises his actions as motivated by a desire for publicity.

Stan Musial (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

Pow Wow Smith; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Seven Wonders of Space! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Fischetti

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Earth's history records that in ancient times...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Lon Brett

Synopsis

Tommy is dishonorably discharged from the Planeteers when he has no explanation why his ship was destroyed. In company with reporter Lon Brett he sets off to chronicle the seven wonders of space. The seventh is elusive until Brett says they should describe it as an invisible planet. This provides Tommy with the reason his ship was destroyed and he is reinstated.

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

The Highwayman's Castle! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Pistol Jack; Bad News Haley; Burton; Lady Wendover; Johnny Edwards; Lord Briarly

Synopsis

Bill exposes a false haunting of a castle.

Keywords

Border Castle; castles; ghosts; highwaymen; poison; stage coaches; World Wide Insurance Company

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

Casey the Cop / 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

Hey, you - stop! What's the big rush?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in The Adventures of Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis (DC, 1952 series) #29 (May 1956)
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #278 (July 1961)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Big-House Break! (Table of Contents: 11)

Zatara / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Joe Kubert

Inks

Joe Kubert

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Even Zatara, master magician, sometimes goes to jail...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Zatara [Giovanni "Jack" Zatara]; the Prison Warden; Keeley (head guard); Bull Terill (convict), Ernie the Elephant (convict); Spider (convict)

Synopsis

Zatara is due to give a magic show in a prison, and foils a breakout by transforming some of the prisoners into animals.

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Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Smokey, the Fire-Preventing Bear Comes to the Rescue of Peter Porkchops (Table of Contents: 13)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Otto Feuer

Inks

Otto Feuer

Colors

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Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Peter Porkchops; Wolfie

Photographer of the West (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

The Spur, the Handcuffs and the Branding Iron! (Table of Contents: 15)

Vigilante / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Barry (signed)

Inks

Dan Barry (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Into the little town of Cottonwood Gulch come three men...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; Jubal March; Hank March; Red March

Synopsis

The Vigilante and Snuff show three brothers the error of their greedy ways.

Follow the Danger Trail with Tomahawk (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)