Action Comics, #152
Published: January 1951
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Issue Contents:
The Sleep That Lasted 1,000 Years!
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Sleep That Lasted 1000 Years
"You've all heard of Rip Van Winkle..."
Storyline
Dr. Dorrow projects Superman and Lois into the future where all men are in love with her because she's the only brunette left on Earth. Also all the men can duplicate Superman's feats using their super science.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Dr. Dorrow (villain)
Credits
- Script: Dorothy Woolfolk (uncertain)
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
"There's a genuine Schwinn bike in every price class to suit you!"
"Neat! I'll take it..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Ark of Space!
"Out of the remote past comes the clue to a cosmic mystery..."
Storyline
Tommy discovers an ark in space full of people who have been in suspended animation for a million years.
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
- Brent Wood
- Kalhoon (villain)
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: John Fischetti
Featuring Tomahawk
"Panic stalks the forest..."
"Hi, Janie! All set?"
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer (uncertain)
- Inks: Win Mortimer (uncertain)
Lucky Block
The Secret of the Invisible Map!
"Would you like to see a good movie tonight, Sue?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
"Thrilling for features and fun!"
Story Notes
Sold by The Westfield Manufacturing Company.
Featuring Clue Cartoon
"This could be of great help in solving clue cartoons!"
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
Editorial Advisory Board
Xmas 365 Days a Year
Credits
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
Story Notes
Art credits submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
How to Bring Christmas Cheer
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Creig Flessel
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
"Gosh, I left my money home!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Superman's Secret Message
City of the Chiefs!
"What was the curious "treasure" hidden centuries ago in the remote Indian pueblo?"
Storyline
Greg and Stuff are in western mesa lands searching for tribal chants to use on Greg's radio show. They spot a group of ruffians holding up some Native Americans. Vigilante ploughs into the fray and routs them. Chief Three Bears tells of how the men were trying to discover the whereabouts of a secret treasure, hidden in the lyrics of one of their native songs.
Characters
- Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Chief Three Bears
- Gray Owl
- Laughing Gopher
- Cunning Turtle
Featuring Big Town
"New -- and great!"
"Given -given premiums - cash"
"Be a success as a radio-television technician"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
"This Christmas be a cowboy"
Credits
- Pencils: Fred Harman
- Inks: Fred Harman
Story Notes
Back cover.