Action Comics, #116
Published: January 1948
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Issue Contents:
The Wizard of Winter
Characters
- Superman
- J. Wilbur Wolfingham
Credits
- Pencils: Ira Yarbrough (uncertain)
- Inks: Ira Yarbrough (uncertain)
- Colors: Jack Adler
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Wizard of Winter!
"The legendary salesman who retailed refrigerators to Eskimos..."
Storyline
When J. Wilbur Wolfingham tries swindle a real estate developer by selling him tropical land in the Arctic, Superman outmaneuvers Wolfingham by turning the frozen land into a tropical paradise.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- J. Wilbur Wolfingham
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Miracle Jack Muldoon (real estate developer)
Credits
- Script: Don C. Cameron
- Pencils: Ira Yarbrough
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Story Notes
credits by Bob Hughes
Take 'Em Alive!
"Trapping wild beasts in the steaming jungles of Africa..."
Storyline
Bill helps recover a menagerie of escaped circus animals and expose circus-co-owner Rodney Barton's plan to buy out his niece on the cheap.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Rodney Barton
- Joan Barton
- Sultan (lion)
Story Notes
The script is credited to "Writer S" by Martin O'Hearn.
"I wonder if the ice is thick enough for skating?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Rescue from the Wreck
Copy-Cat, Copy-Cat!
"Do you copy from someone else on examinations..."
Storyline
Zatara teaches a magical lesson to a boy who only wants to copy work done by others.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- Tommy
- Eddie
Credits
- Pencils: Edouard Manet
- Inks: Edouard Manet
Superman's Secret Message
The Lucky Type
Credits
- Script: Ben Carroll
Story Notes
Sequence added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
The Jealous Swain!
"When someone wrecks the water supply..."
Storyline
A rejected suitor of a woman who loves to swim causes the town reservoir to go dry, until Henry uncovers the plot.
Characters
- Hayfoot Henry
- Eddie Snide
- Doe
Credits
- Script: Al Schwartz
- Pencils: Stan Kaye
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Story Notes
The text is written in rhyming couplets.
Editorial Advisory Board
Willie Wonder
The Boy Who Wasn't Big Enough!
"This is the story of a little boy who had a big idea..."
Storyline
Bertie Ketchum is excluded from the Greg Sanders Appreciation Society for being too small. He later overhears some crooks taking about searching the carnival grounds for hidden loot, so he sends a telegram to The Vigilante via Greg Sanders, who is due to make a singing appearance there. The crooks put up a false Singing Troubadour in order to get the kids to search for them, but The Vigilante's appearance puts paid to their scheme.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Bertie Ketchum
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson (uncertain)
- Pencils: George Roussos
- Inks: George Roussos
Story Notes
writer credit by Bob Hughes
Featuring Kayo Rembrandt
"Wish I knew what to paint!"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Storyline
Daisy Manufacturing Company
Story Notes
Back cover.