Action Comics , #120

Published: May 1948

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Issue Contents:
Super Stuntman!

Story Featuring Superman

Credits
Superman, Stunt Man!

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

A movie producer tricks Superman into signing a contract to be a stunt man.

Credits
Story Notes

Pencils credit per Rich Morrissey ("it may be Plastino imitating Wayne Boring"), Martin O'Hearn, and Pat Lang. Gene Reed says it is Boring.

High-Water Peril!

Story Featuring Congo Bill

"North - South - East or West..."

Storyline

Bill rescues a judge from a flood and captures a trio of convicts.

Credits
Story Notes

The script is credited as possibly by "Writer S" by Martin O'Hearn.

"Listen, ol' man river..."

Storyline

Casey picks up a fare who keeps giving him ten dollars more, to drive through the park, the residential district, the financial district, and finally the waterfront, where he wants Casey to drive off the end of the pier. Casey refuses and hands him over to Casey the cop.

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The Animated Antiques!

Story Featuring Zatara

"Zatara utters miraculous words of command..."

Storyline

The unscrupulous Collins, curator of the Cosmopolitan Museum of Ancient Art, has replaced many of the priceless artifacts with soap replicas and sold the originals. When Zatara visits the museum's wealthy benefactor they are summoned to the museum, which has flooded. Zatara tries to control the water and artifacts, but they ignore his magic. Finally, the museum building tells him of the phony substitutions. Collins confesses to being an ex-con, and is returned to prison.

The Horse Nobody Could Ride!

Story Featuring Vigilante

"On winter nights, Indians will gather round campfires..."

Storyline

The Vigilante and Stuff visit an Indian reservation where they meet up with an old friend and learn about the culture and natural skills of the First Nations.

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Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado

Ad Featuring Captain Tootsie , Ad Featuring Tootsie Roll

"Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion visit an army airfield in the southwest."

Storyline

Captain Tootsie has the brilliant idea to fly airplanes directly into a tornado to break up the twister.

Characters
Secret Legion
Credits

Story Featuring Homer

"Nice sunny day, isn't it?"

Story Notes

Back cover.

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Editorial Advisory Board
Crooked Flight
Credits
Story Notes

Sequence added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

The Secret That Saved the Sandlot
Ranger Rescue
Roping the Runaway Driver
Superman's Secret Message
In the Nick of Time
Story Notes

Inside front cover.