Action Comics, #108

Published: May 1947

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Action Comics #108

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman
Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 1 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

S Is for Skunk
Story 2 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Great Crasher!
Story 3 12 pages superhero

"This is a story of a peculiar character whose hobby is "gate crashing.""

Storyline

Clark writes a story about Vince Vincent, The Great Crasher, who has a hobby of getting into places and events without an invitation. Mugsy Magoon then kidnaps Vince to get him to help his gang get into places to commit robberies.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • The Great Crasher [Vince Vincent]
  • Mugsy Magoon (villain)
  • The Mugsy Magoon Mob (villains)
  • Hubert
  • Horace
  • Terry Gleason
  • Thomas
  • Perry White
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Rudy York
Story 4 1 page biography; sports
Pokey Joe's Secret Weapon
Story 5 1 page sports
The Fight That Couldn't Be Won!
Story 6 6 pages adventure

""Ladies and gentlemen - in this corner Congo Bill...""

Storyline

Bill helps a depressed ex-boxing champ recover his will to live.

Characters
  • Congo Bill
  • Jim Carey
  • Sailor Frank Burke
  • Jake
Credits
Story 7 1 page
Batman and Robin Fans Attention!

Featuring Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics

Story 8 1 page
The Baker and the Jailbird!
Story 9 7 pages adventure; fantasy

"Nick the baker mixed the tastiest cakes and pies in town..."

Storyline

Nick Tray baked pies used for the pie-throwing scenes in the silent comedy movies. Eventually he left the scene in order to produce pies and cakes which would actually be eaten and enjoyed. crooks place a bomb inside one of Nick's cakes and rob the guests. Zatara is present and eventually catches up with the crooks.

Characters
  • Zatara [Giovanni "John "Zatara]
  • Nick Tray the baker

Featuring Willy

Story 10 1 page humor

"Okay, Mom. I'll round up the gang..."

Credits

Featuring Supermen of America

Story 11 0 pages
Crime Question
Story 12 2 pages
Credits
The Triumph of Taffy!
Story 13 4 pages humor; detective-mystery

"It takes more than courage to face flying lead..."

Characters
  • Hayfoot Henry
Credits
Story Notes

The text is written in rhyming couplets.

Story 14 1 page
The Town That Roared Again!
Story 15 10 pages adventure; superhero

"Deserted and forgotten..."

Storyline

Coyote Gulch became a ghost town when the gold petered out. A gang of crooks on the run arrive and decide to create a scam by mixing their gold dust with the mine dirt. They buy the town for a mere pittance and, once a boom is started, they sell plots at inflated prices. Greg Sanders is booked to sing in the town and observes the crooked gambling. As The Vigilante he exposes the gold-salting scam. Rich minerals are discovered in the spring water and a year later the town booms as a spa resort.

Characters
  • The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
  • Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
  • Slagle (villain)
  • Ziegler (villain)
Credits
Story 16 1 page

Featuring Jimminy and the Magic Book; More Fun Comics

Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

The Wrong-Way Touchdown (Well, Almost!)
Story 18 1 page sports
Story Notes

Back cover.