Action Comics, #159

Published: August 1951

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Action Comics #159

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Issue Contents:
The Man Who Owned Superman!
1 page superhero

"After you finish building that bridge, Superman, take 20 minutes off for lunch!"

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Oswald Whimple
Credits
Tops in Westerns!
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Man Who Owned Superman
Story 2 12 pages superhero

"H-how do you do it, Whimple?"

Storyline

Lois tricks Superman into signing a promise to do whatever she asks for three days, but then she loses the paper and Oswald Whimple finds it.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Oswald Whimple
  • Perry White
  • Miss Hardcrumb
  • Mr. Stevens
Credits
The "Popsicle" Kids in Nevada Bad Lands
Story 3 1 page
Story 4 1 page humor

"Hello, Tootsie. Did you get the note I sent you?"

Characters
  • Varsity Vic
Story 5 0 pages
Showdown in Suez!
Story 6 6 pages adventure; drama

"Investigating international jewel thievery..."

Storyline

Bill pursues a gang of jewel thieves with the help of a reporter from Texas.

Characters
  • Congo Bill
  • Beth Carson
  • Legroot (villain)
  • Ricardo the Owl
  • Soldar
  • Istool
Credits
Captain Tootsie Silences Rattler
Story 7 1 page superhero
Storyline

Captain Tootsie teaches a group of campers about snakes.

Credits
Story 8 1 page children

"Step right up, folks..."

Credits
Story 9 1 page humor

"H'lo, Gladys. I want you to meet Ronald!"

Characters
  • Peg
The Planeteer from the Past!
Story 10 8 pages adventure; science fiction

"Colonel Tommy Tomorrow has had many strange adventures..."

Storyline

Returning to Earth, Tommy and Brent find the wreck of a spaceship launched during the 1950s. Boarding the ship they find the pilot still at the controls, but he is not dead, merely frozen by the cold of space. They revive him and hear his amazing story.

Characters
  • Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
  • Brent Wood
  • Joe Smith
  • The Five-Planet Bandits (villains)
Credits
Cornered in the Corral!
Story 11 1 page adventure
Message to Parents
Story 12 1 page
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 13 1 page
Monster of the Sea
Story 14 2 pages non-fiction
Credits
Story 15 1 page non-fiction

"Which is the largest county in the world?"

Credits
Neat Treat!
Story 16 0 pages
Story 17 1 page humor

"Young man, would you help me out?"

Characters
  • Shorty
Superman's Secret Message
Story 18 0 pages
The Trigger Trail of "Wild" Eddie Meeks!
Story 19 10 pages adventure; superhero

"He was a dead-shot with a gun, but he was trigger-crazy."

Storyline

At age seventeen Eddie Meeks is a sharpshooter with a pistol, but is reckless with a mean streak. His stint as a deputy results in the sheriff letting him go, so he embarks on a career as a bounty hunter. He has no compunctions about bring them back dead, providing there is a reward in it, even to shooting a crook in the back.

Characters
  • The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
  • Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
  • "Wild" Eddie Meeks (villain)
  • the Bartlett brothers [Willie
  • Carl
  • Walt (crooks)]
  • Postal Inspector Harris
Credits
Story 20 1 page humor

"Good morning, Professor!"

Characters
  • Varsity Vic
Story 21 0 pages
Tomahawk!

Featuring Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics

Story 22 1 page
Sweet Land of Liberty!
Story 23 1 page advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Storyline

The animals vote to enter a plain float in the Fourth of July parade so that they can spend more time entertaining veterans with their band. This dedication wins them a special prize instead of the "Best Decorated Float" they might have won if they had spent their time differently.

Characters
  • Peter Porkchops
  • Wolfie
Credits
Story Notes

inside back cover

Story 24 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.