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Action Comics, #109

Published: June 1947

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Action Comics #109

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Issue Contents:
The Man Who Robbed the Mint
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • the Prankster
Credits
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Man Who Robbed the Mint!
Story 2 12 pages superhero

"Money, they say, isn't everything."

Storyline

The Prankster develops a formula that removes the green dye from paper money. He asks people to bring him the "worthless" blank bills, for which he has a plan to restore back into real money, only to be foiled by Superman.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Perry White
  • the Prankster (villain)
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Jerry Witte
Story 3 1 page sports
Characters
  • Jerome Witte
Swifty Seaver Wins for Beaver
Story 4 1 page sports
Elevator to Excitement!
Story 5 6 pages adventure; fantasy

"Young Quintus McGurk runs an elevator in our town."

Storyline

Thieves try to take the elevator up to their planned robbery, but Zatara magically puts obstacles in their way (such as enlarging the crook's gun until it fills the elevator).

Characters
  • Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
  • Quintus McGurk
Credits
Story 6 1 page

Featuring Witty Willy

Story 7 1 page humor

"Hi, Willy, did you write the composition..."

Characters
  • Witty Willy
Credits
Story 8 1 page
The Elephants' Graveyard!
Story 9 6 pages adventure; jungle

"Deep in the heart of Africa lies a hidden valley..."

Storyline

Bill exposes a pair of conmen's effort to sell a phony elephants' graveyard.

Characters
  • Congo Bill
  • Gabby Garrison
  • Joe Trask
  • Simla
  • Chief Tomasi
  • Hugh Stafford
Credits
Superman's Secret Message

Featuring Supermen of America

Story 10 0 pages
No Need for Murder
Story 11 2 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Sequence added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

The Theft of a Very Loud Noise!

Featuring Hayfoot Henry

Story 12 4 pages humor; detective-mystery

"This is the tale of a baker of cakes..."

Characters
  • Hayfoot Henry
Credits
Story Notes

The text is written in rhyming couplets.

Story 13 1 page
How Jet-Propulsion Works
Story 14 1 page
Pop Gunn Rides Again!
Story 15 10 pages adventure; superhero

"Remember Pop Gunn? - "The Sheriff of Times Square2..."

Storyline

The Vigilante Helps two old ex-Texas Rangers get a job in the city police department.

Characters
  • The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
  • Pop Gunn
Credits
Story 16 1 page
The "Too-Sure Eleven"

Featuring Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn

Story 17 1 page sports
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 18 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

T Is for Tapir
Story 19 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 20 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.