Action Comics, #151
Published: December 1950
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"Superman tackles triple trouble when Luthor, the Prankster and Mr. Mxyztplk declare war on the Man of Steel!"
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Mr. Mxyztplk
- the Prankster
- Lex Luthor
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Featuring A Date with Judy; World's Finest Comics
"Everybody - But everybody wants..."
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Superman's Super-Magic Show!
"Once again, Superman's super-headache, the impish and unpredictable Mr. Mxyztplk..."
Storyline
Mr. Mxyztplk teams with the Prankster and Lex Luthor to humiliate Superman by making "plastic proxies" (androids) which make it appear as if Lois has jilted Superman for Mxyztplk, make it seem that Superman has falsely accusing Luthor, and make Superman look like the victim of the pranks of the Prankster. But just as the public begins to wonder why they ever admired him, Superman turns the tables on the trio.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Mr. Mxyztplk
- Prankster
- Lex Luthor
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Story Notes
The first part of Whitney Ellsworth's last name appears on a building sign on the splash page.
"Golly! We've got to see that!"
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
Sold by Fleer.
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The Great Space Mirror!
"Greatest marvel of the worlds of tomorrow is the huge mirror that floats in space..."
Storyline
Two convicts have escaped from the prison planet Vulcan, and Tommy is ordered to go undercover and investigate. Disguised as a space pirate, when he arrives on Vulcan one of the escapees, criminal scientist Sordell appears and explains that he has invented a device which allows one to pass through solid matter.
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow [John "Ray-Gun" Robbins, Public Enemy No.1]
- John Shaler
- Rad Jones
- Sordell
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: John Fischetti
"Officer, quick! There's a burglar trying to get into my house!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Day's Best Bite!
Touchdown in the Desert!
Here's Fun! Build This Erector Amusement Park
Your United Nations at Work
Storyline
How the U.N. reacted to a cholera outbreak.
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
The Wonderful Story of Jumbo
Credits
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
"R-ring" "Coming!" "H'lo, Peg! How's the diet that I gave you working out?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Superman's Secret Message
Featuring Supermen of America
"Jerry, you're always busy running around with girls!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Battling Buckaroo of Gila Gap!
"Ever see an hombre lasso a cyclone?"
Storyline
Grace Elders has written a song she thinks Greg can put over, entitled "The Buckaroo of Gila Gap". But when he sings it on his radio show it is a bust. No one believes anyone can do the feats described in the song. So Greg gets Vigilante to re-enact the lyrics live, and the song becomes a resounding hit.
Characters
- Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Matt Larrup (crook)
- Grace Elders
Credits
- Script: Don C. Cameron
- Pencils: Dan Barry
- Inks: Dan Barry
Story Notes
Vigilante uses the streamlined cycle invented and presented to him by John Ames, as seen in Action Comics #149.
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Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.