Action Comics, #138
Published: November 1949
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"Sure, Lois Lane can score a scoop with Superman's help --"
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
Credits
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Superman Scoop-Parade
"Lois Lane has frequently scooped her rival reporters..."
Storyline
Superman secretly helps newcomer Herbert Binkle get a reporting job on the Daily Planet
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Herbert Binkle
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Hal Newhouser
Captain Tootsie Saves the Day!
"Hootin' zoots, Captain Tootsie..."
Storyline
The neighborhood kids start a fire to get rid of the trash they collected, and Captain Tootsie has to save them so he can lecture them about fire safety.
Characters
- Captain Tootsie
- Fatso
- Marybelle
- Rollo
- Buster
Credits
- Pencils: C. C. Beck
- Inks: C. C. Beck
The Crystal Doom!
"Meteors have fallen to Earth for countless ages!"
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
- Dr. Zarr (villain)
- Professor Greer
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: John Fischetti
Story Notes
Formerly credited to Otto Binder, but not in Binder's records as printed in Alter Ego 147.
Hollywood's Top Adventure Star!
Featuring The Adventures of Alan Ladd
The Animal Actors!
"When Zatara, master magician, goes to a land that is full of a magical make-believe of its own..."
Storyline
In Hollywood Zatara helps a maverick director by transforming animals into bipedal actors, thereby cutting an arrogant producer down to size.
Characters
- Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
- Mr. Turner (film producer)
- Mr. Mason
Credits
- Script: Joe Samachson
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Joe Kubert
Spoiling the Gangsters' Scheme
"In faraway Singapore, Mrs. Marlowe and her daughter Gloria, do some last minute shopping..."
Storyline
Mrs. Marlowe accidentally purchases blank banknote sheets and is bedeviled by a counterfeiter attempting to secure the paper.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Mrs. Marlowe
- Gloria Marlowe
- Howard Chandler
Superman's Secret Message
Featuring Supermen of America
Introducing Jack Benny Violinist
Credits
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
Story Notes
Art credits from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
The Man Who Loved Horses!
"All his life, Martin Jenkins has been collecting horses!"
Characters
- Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff
- Martin Jenkins
- Doctor Anthony Adams
- Mahomet Abdullah Gan
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Dan Barry
- Inks: Dan Barry
"Gosh, I never thought I'd make it!"
Storyline
Shorty runs from the library in order to sneeze, and thus obey the 'Silence' notice.
Characters
- Shorty
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.