Action Comics, #117
Published: February 1948
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Issue Contents:
A Superman Christmas Adventure
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Santa Claus
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Comiquiz
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Christmastown, U.S.A.!
"This is a story that really began on a Christmas Day over a hundred years ago..."
Storyline
Christmastown is flooded, but Superman helps turn the disaster into Central Valley's most amazing Christmas ever.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Mr. Osborne (first name unknown)
- Danny Osborne
- Santa Claus (as costume only)
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
"Chick" Davies
Characters
- Chick Davies
Birds Out of Hand!
"You've been told to be kind to our feathered friends..."
Storyline
Betty Lane takes in every bird she can, much to her mother's dismay. Zatara gives a show at Betty's school, and she asks him to speak to her mother. When they get to the Lane house all the birds have gone. Zatara takes Betty and her mother flying to demonstrate the positive effect that birds can have.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- Betty Lane
- Betty's mother
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Edouard Manet
- Inks: Edouard Manet
Featuring Little Ozzie
"Hi, Willie! Watcha got?"
Storyline
Ozzie meets his friend, who has a bag of peanuts, and suggests they play zoo. Ozzie will be the elephant and Willie the boy who feeds him peanuts.
Characters
- Little Ozzie
- Willie
Credits
- Script: Phil Berube
- Pencils: Phil Berube
- Inks: Phil Berube
Roller Skate Facts (1)
Christmas in the Congo!
Mickey Marvel
A Singular Swap!
Featuring Hayfoot Henry
"A mysterious event a difficult rhyme..."
Characters
- Hayfoot Henry
- Rockport McGill
Credits
- Script: Al Schwartz
- Pencils: Stan Kaye
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Story Notes
The text is written in rhyming couplets.
"Wait till I see Shorty..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Eagle Screams "Thief!"
Credits
- Script: Chris Lowrance
Story Notes
Sequence added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
A Lesson for the Teacher!
"Do you know the difference between a waddy and a bushwacker?"
Storyline
The Vigilante and Stuff rescue a young female teacher from the East when she is captured by the gang of the man whose trial she is due to give evidence at.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
Credits
- Script: Al Schwartz
- Pencils: George Roussos
- Inks: Sy Barry
Featuring Western Comics
"Here, Mrs. Wiggins, let me give you a hand!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Superman's Secret Message
Featuring Supermen of America
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.