Action Comics, #124
Published: September 1948
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Superman ]Clark Kent]
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
We'll Dream on These Snaps...Come December!
Story Notes
Ad for Kodak Kodak Verichrome Film. Inside front cover.
A Superman of Doom!
"They're getting away with a million dollars' worth of jewels..."
Storyline
Superman is caught in an atomic explosion and becomes radioactive. Since he is unable to get near anyone, criminals take advantage and commit brazen crimes believing that Superman is helpless to stop them. He solves the problem by encasing his whole body in a lead suit.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
Credits
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
Ewell Blackwell Champion Pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds
Characters
- Ewell Blackwell
Story Notes
Highlights of Ewell Blackwell's pitching career coupled with a Wheaties ad.
"Garsh! Gee, that's a dandy dog you found, brother!"
Characters
- Little Brother
Credits
- Script: Phil Berube
- Pencils: Phil Berube
- Inks: Phil Berube
- Letters: Phil Berube
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
The Hot Car Mob
Featuring Federal Agent
"To every corner of the nation spread the tentacles..."
Storyline
Steve Carter and Bud expose a stolen car racket.
Characters
- Steve Carter, G-Man (introduction)
- Bud (Steve's pal, introduction)
Story Notes
Introduction and first appearance of this strip.
New Fun! Send for This Story-Toy Book
Story Notes
Ad for a book available for 15 cents plus one Rice Krispies box top.
Mimic's Magic!
"Wait till you see what happens..."
Storyline
Out for a peaceful walk, Zatara encounters giant coffee pots, dinosaurs and other animals. One eventually tells him that the problems are caused by a magic parrot which lives in the apartment next to him.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
Credits
- Pencils: Scott Shriver
- Inks: Scott Shriver
Story Notes
With its preponderance of giant objects it is possible that this story was written by Bill Finger.
Everything You Want in a Magazine!
Storyline
Ad for Gang Busters #5 and Mr. District Attorney #5.
Credits
- Pencils: George Roussos
- Inks: George Roussos
- Inks: Charles Paris
"Hmm - apple pie - my fav'rit!"
Storyline
Thinking her mother has made apple pies and wanting a slice, Bebe offers to run errands and even cleans her room, only to discover that it is their next door neighbor who is baking.
Characters
- Bebe
- her mother
- Mrs. Taylor
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
"Bath House"
Storyline
Homer sits under an umbrella on the beach in the pouring rain since, as he tells a police officer, it gets too crowded on sunny days.
Characters
- Homer
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Editorial Advisory Board
Featuring DC Comics
Storyline
A list of the members of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty titles are listed.
Case of the Crooked Rock!
Superman's Secret Message
Story Notes
Ad the Supermen of America Club with a message to be decoded using Code Uranus No. 6. Decoded message reads: Life is never too busy nor time too short for courtesy and consideration toward others.
Fire
Storyline
An article on the properties and uses of fire.
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
The Lonesome Kangaroo!
"The Wild West of Australia is the dreary "outback"..."
Storyline
An unlikely kangaroo named Katie carries in her pouch a fabulously valuable diamond, and the hombres after it have already killed her master.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Ed
- Mooglie Ned (villain)
- Ropus (villain)
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Jerry Robinson
- Inks: Mort Meskin
The One and Only Superman...
Featuring Superman
Storyline
Ad for the Superman serial from Columbia Pictures.
Characters
- Superman
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
New Target Range for Daisy BB Rifle Shooters!
Story Notes
Ad for different models of Daisy BB Guns and announcement of the availability of Daisy Handbook #2. Back cover.