Action Comics, #161
Published: October 1951
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Exit -- Superman
"That's how we'll remember you on Earth, Superman..."
Characters
- Superman []Clark Kent
- Lois Lane
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Colors: Jack Adler
Lost -- A Free Education!
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Exit -- Superman!
"The Earth has seen many changes..."
Storyline
A man who appears to have super powers claims to be from Krypton and asks Superman to go with him to rebuild the destroyed planet.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Antara
- Perry White
- Jor-el
- Lara
Credits
- Script: Nic Klein (uncertain)
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Story Notes
credits by Craig Delich
"What a swell day for a baseball game..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
The Pirate Planeteer!
"When a brilliant lawman of the future suddenly learns..."
Storyline
Planeteer Brent Wood is devastated to find out his father seemingly was a space pirate.
Characters
- Mart Black
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
- Brent Wood
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton (uncertain)
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: John Fischetti
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Sabotage in Sarawak!
"The islands of the Dutch East Indies..."
Storyline
In Sarawak, Bill prevents the sabotage of an oil drilling facility by a pair who would have profited from the insurance.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Colonel Bergesson
- Bernard Kroger [Kusai]
- John Harrison
- Ariba
- Morgan
Linda Wins for Captain Tootsie
"Today we're going to practise camouflage..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
From Horses to Horsepower
Credits
- Script: Ben Galloway
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
Story Notes
Art credits submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
"Billy, as sheriff of this town you gotta uphold the law!"
Superman's Secret Message
One of the World's Greatest Composers of Music (1)
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
- Letters: Martin Naydel
The Duplicate Crimes!
"From out of the past came a terrifying series of robberies..."
Storyline
An ex-convict tries to repeat famous crimes, only without the mistakes that led to the crook's capture.
Characters
- Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Albert Keever
- Willie Williams
- Yates
"In early days out west..."
Credits
- Script: John Howson
- Pencils: John Howson
- Inks: John Howson
- Letters: John Howson
Jim and Betty Solve the "Mystery" of Pete's Fortune!
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Timber!
Story Notes
Back cover.