Action Comics, #189
Published: February 1954
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Clark Kent's New Father and Mother!
"To Ma and Pa Vandevier..."
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Ma and Pa Vandevier
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Colors: Jack Adler
Story Notes
Sold by Lucky Song Parade Co. Inside front cover.
Clark Kent's New Mother and Father!
"Our new son should be home by now --- Wonder where he is?"
Storyline
Mr. and Mrs. John Vandevier lost their son while he was flying over Korea. A photograph reveals that he is almost an exact double of Clark Kent, and the couple want to adopt him. To prevent Mrs. Vandevier from dying of a broken heart he agrees, but in maintaining his meek posture he is a severe disappointment to them. Eventually, as Superman, he finds their lost son on a remote island, where his plane had been downed, and reunites them.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Mr. and Mrs. John Vandevier
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Jor-El
- Lara
- Jonathan Kent
- Martha Kent
- Guy Vandevier
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Ray Burnley
Story Notes
The story features one panel showing Jor-El and Lara placing son Kal in the rocketship as Krypton explodes around them, and a second panel showing Jonathan and Martha Kent discovering the baby in a Kansas wheat field.
"Headhunters live in this part of the jungle!"
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Editorial Advisory Board
"Golly, this program is coming all the way from Texas..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Supermen of America
The Mail-Order Hunter!
"Don't worry, Congo Bill, I'll protect you!"
Storyline
Bill tricks a young man into believing that big game hunting is easy in order to persuade the man to return to his father's business.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Dick Hackett
- Hackett Iron Works
- John Hackett
- Juma
Credits
- Pencils: Ed Smalle
- Inks: Ed Smalle
- Script: Jack Miller
Featuring Hopalong Cassidy
The Best Present of All!
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Bob Oksner
- Inks: Bob Oksner
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
The Forbidden World!
"It's not a comet...It's Tommy Tomorrow's ship trying to reach Forbidden World!"
Storyline
Dr. North has invented a series of mechanical devices which will "rid the universe of crime forever". Tommy is assigned to test the devices in secret, in the restricted area near Forbidden World.
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
- Dr. North
- Captain Brent Wood
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Jim Mooney
The World's Most Dangerous Sport
Credits
- Script: Jay Hero
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Mort Meskin
Story Notes
Sequence, including art credits, submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
"It seems like I've been driving for hours!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The One-Armed Bandit!
"It - it's incredible! Outshooting our lawmen with but one arm!"
Storyline
Sam Buckley had a riding accident when younger and one of his arms was amputated. He taught himself to draw with lightning speed and shoot with deadly accuracy. Now he spreads fear as he robs and kills lawmen with impunity, but he is no match for The Vigilante.
Characters
- Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Sam Buckley, the One Armed Bandit
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
Story Notes
Inside back cover.