Action Comics, #101

Published: October 1946

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Action Comics #101

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Issue Contents:
Superman Covers Atom Bomb Test!
1 page superhero
Storyline

Superman films the explosion of an atomic bomb at close range.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 1 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

L Is for Lion
Story 2 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Crime Paradise!
Story 3 12 pages superhero

"Superman, why don't you stop those crooks?"

Storyline

Specs Dour has a plan to make prominent persons become unhinged, then blackmail their families. Superman is forced to take the potion which causes the mania, on threat of Lois's life. He finally gets caught on a Pacific atoll in the blast of an 'old' atom bomb, which clears his head.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Specs Dour
  • Lois Lane
  • Craig Dennison
  • Bruce Doyle
  • Axel
  • P.J. Moran
Credits
Story Notes

Artist credits from Pat Lang, Bob Hughes, & Bob Bailey. Pencils originally credited to John Sikela. Inks originally credited to John Sikela or possibly Ed Dobrotka. Win Mortimer is emulating John Sikela's style.

Vern Stephens
Story 4 1 page
Story 5 1 page humor
Devilfish's Domain!
Story 6 6 pages adventure

"The furious gale which blows Congo Bill ashore..."

Storyline

Bill stops a pair of derelict looters from murdering an innocent ichthyologist.

Characters
  • Congo Bill
  • Malcolm Fitch
  • Fred Miller
  • Joe Roeding
Credits
Story Notes

writer id by Craig Delich

Supermen of America
Story 7 0 pages
From "Lead Foot" to Anchor Man
Story 8 1 page sports
The Perfect Hideaway!
Story 9 5 pages humor; detective-mystery
Storyline

A youngster has been swindled out of a thousand dollars and given supposed ownership of a bridge. Henry discovers the lad seeking to collect a toll for people using the bridge, informs him that the deed is a forgery, and sets out to round up the foul felon, then discovers the crook has swindled others as well.

Characters
  • Hayfoot Henry (a Policeman)
  • Wilkens (villain, a young boy, swindler)
Credits
Story Notes

All dialogue is in rhyme.

Giving a Heel the Boot!
Story 10 1 page adventure
When East Goes West!
Story 11 10 pages adventure; superhero

"When that walloping waddy, The Vigilante..."

Storyline

When old style robbers commit crimes in a modern day city, The Vigilante and Stuff realize that the visiting rodeo is the best hideout. Greg applies for a job and excels at bronc riding, shooting and roping.

Characters
  • The Vigilante [Greg Saunders]
  • Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
  • Carstairs

Featuring Little Morton

Story 12 1 page humor

"Are ya' all through, Daddy?"

Credits
Story 13 1 page
Quiet Beat
Story 14 2 pages crime
Characters
  • Big Moose
  • The Duke
Credits
Story Notes

Sequence added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

The Man Who Didn't Dare!
Story 15 7 pages adventure
Storyline

Mild-mannered Henry Peck lacks courage. Zatara helps him sell his invention, designed to protect banks from robbery, using a combination of radar, television and radio. His bosses like the idea so much that they make him a partner.

Characters
  • Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
  • Henry Peck
  • Mrs. Peck
Credits
How Thom McAn Stopped a Tidal Wave
Story 16 1 page adventure
Tops in Comics!
Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 18 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.