Action Comics, #156

Published: May 1951

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Action Comics #156

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Issue Contents:
The Girl of Steel!
1 page superhero

"Luthor!...This is a job for Superman!"

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Superwoman
  • Lex Luthor
Credits
Story 1 1 page

"These top favorites plus 23 other great comics magazines..."

Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Girl of Steel!
Story 2 12 pages superhero

"So, you'd like to have powers like Superman, would you?"

Storyline

One of Luthor's inventions accidentally gives Lois Lane super powers. Of course, as an amateur her inexpert use of her powers causes problems for Superman.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lex Luthor
  • Lois Lane (Superwoman)
  • Perry White
Credits
Story Notes

Featuring a Supergirl who looks very similar to the Supergirl to arrive later in the decade. Lois Lane wears a blonde wig and a modified Superman costume with a blue skirt.

Sabotaging the Saboteurs
Story 3 1 page adventure
Story 4 1 page non-fiction

"Are ants able to swim?"

Credits
The Hit of the Lot!
Story 5 0 pages
World of the Metal Men!
Story 6 8 pages science fiction

"Far across the universe from each other are two worlds that are exact opposites!"

Storyline

Tommy, while searching for a missing scientis, discovers a robot in space. Meanwhile, a robot race finds the missing scientist. Parallel storylines ensue as neither group can understand the other.

Characters
  • Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
  • Dr. Varth
  • XZ-32
  • Brent Wood
Credits
Story 7 1 page children

"We're lost!"

Credits
Story 8 1 page humor

"Oh boy - what a swell day for fishing!"

Buzzy Says "Get It off Your Chest!"
Story 9 1 page advocacy; teen
Credits
Pipeline Peril!
Story 10 6 pages adventure; drama

"Sahara Desert sands of Africa are emblazoned..."

Storyline

Bill exposes two French Foreign Legionnaires engaged in the theft of Indo-Chinese oil.

Characters
  • Congo Bill
  • Villers
  • Sergeant Neihof
  • Captain Veuvray
  • Colonel Medor
Credits
Jim Bridger
Story 11 1 page biography; western-frontier
Characters
  • Jim Bridger
Credits
Story 12 0 pages
Story 13 1 page humor

"Folks, would you mind being very quiet tonight?"

Editorial Advisory Board
Story 14 1 page
Story 15 2 pages humor

"But Mom, - please!"

The Top of the World
Story 16 2 pages non-fiction
Storyline

Article about the North Pole and the Arctic Region.

Credits
The Riddle of the Rainbow Man!
Story 18 10 pages adventure; superhero

"Who turns crooks green with envy..."

Storyline

The Rainbow Man uses his color wheel to commit crime across the spectrum. He also sends the Vigilante poetic clues.

Characters
  • Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
  • Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
  • The Rainbow Man (villain)
Credits
You've Got a Comet by the Tail

Featuring Mystery in Space; Space Adventures

Story 19 1 page
Story 20 1 page humor

"-And I'm going with Alan tonight."

Superman's Secret Message
Story 21 0 pages
Story 22 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 23 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.