Action Comics, #142

Published: March 1950

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Action Comics #142

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Conquest of Superman!
Story 2 12 pages superhero

"Kryptonite - - the deadly rock-like element from the exploded planet Krypton..."

Storyline

Continued from last issue, Luthor's piece of synthetic kryptonite is still missing, snatched up by a pickpocket at the scene of Luthor's capture.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Dan the Dip
  • Perry White
Credits

Featuring Pretzels

Story 3 1 page humor

"Nice doggie!"

Characters
  • Pretzels (a dog)
Credits
Story 4 1 page

Featuring Detective Comics; Star Spangled Comics; Adventure Comics

Story 5 1 page

"You don't have to wait 2 months..."

Wishing World!
Story 6 8 pages adventure; science fiction

"In uncharted space, tommy Tomorrow of the Planeteers encounters the strangest world in the universe..."

Storyline

The criminal Red Sanders is being pursued by the Planeteers through uncharted space. He wishes there was a suitable planet for him to hide on, and, lo, one appears. Much to his surprise, when wishing for a town that appears also. When Tommy and Brent land on that same planet, they too discover the power of mind over matter. Following a thrust and parry game of mental dangers, Tommy finally wishes that the world would disappear. With no air or spacesuit, Sanders is easily captured.

Characters
  • Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
  • Brent Wood (first appearance)
  • Red Sanders (villain)
Story Notes

Introduction of partner Brent Wood in this story. Not on Otto Binder's list of stories in Alter Ego 147.

Editorial Advisory Board
Story 7 1 page
Story 8 1 page
Teen Adventurers
Story 9 1 page non-fiction
Characters
  • Leda Raigorodsky
  • Jack Schultz
  • Joe Bishop
  • Fred Kamp
Big Game in Andorra!
Story 10 6 pages adventure; drama

"An emerald green plateau midst rugged mountain peaks which separate France from Spain..."

Storyline

Bill identifies a man attempting to defraud World Wide Insurance by comparing the man's bare feet to those of Andorran shepherds whom the man was attempting to impersonate.

Characters
  • Congo Bill
  • Ben Stone [George Hill]
  • Peddit
Credits
Up, Up and Away!

Featuring World's Finest Comics; Superman

Story 11 1 page
Superman's Secret Message

Featuring Supermen of America

Story 12 0 pages
Story 13 1 page humor

"Have a nice time at the party - and don't forget your manners!"

Story 14 0 pages
Winner Take All
Story 15 2 pages non-fiction
Credits
Story 16 2 pages humor

"Oh, Daddy, the television set is simply super!"

The Making of a Man!
Story 17 10 pages adventure; western-frontier

"Frank Anderson is an Easterner who knows the nightclub streets better than the sagebrush trails..."

Storyline

Millionaire Jethro Anderson asks Vigilante to make a man out of his spoilt and idle playboy of a son. He is sent to his father's ranch in the West, where Frank slowly comes to appreciate life anew.

Characters
  • Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
  • Jethro Anderson
  • Frank Anderson
  • Doolin
  • Jim Booth
Credits
"It's Fun to Be Healthy!" Says Wonder Woman
Story 18 1 page advocacy; superhero
Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Credits
Story 19 1 page
Story 20 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 21 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.