Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 44
On-sale Date: 1953-12-28
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #189 Edit Cover
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Clark Kent's New Father and Mother!
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Superman / cover / 1 page

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    Genre:superhero
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Superman [Clark Kent]; Ma and Pa Vandevier
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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Hit Tunes Records / Song Parade Records / Lucky Song Parade Records / advertisement / 1 page

Clark Kent's New Mother and Father!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Our new son should be home by now --- Wonder where he is?
  • Keywords:origin recap
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. and Mrs. John Vandevier; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Guy Vandevier
Synopsis:
Mr. and Mrs. John Vandevier lost their son while he was flying over Korea. A photograph reveals that he is almost an exact double of Clark Kent, and the couple want to adopt him. To prevent Mrs. Vandevier from dying of a broken heart he agrees, but in maintaining his meek posture he is a severe disappointment to them. Eventually, as Superman, he finds their lost son on a remote island, where his plane had been downed, and reunites them.
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The story features one panel showing Jor-El and Lara placing son Kal in the rocketship as Krypton explodes around them, and a second panel showing Jonathan and Martha Kent discovering the baby in a Kansas wheat field.

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Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board
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Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page

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    Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Golly, this program is coming all the way from Texas...

Supermen of America
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

The Mail-Order Hunter!
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Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages

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    Genre:adventure; drama; jungle
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Congo Bill; Dick Hackett; Hackett Iron Works; John Hackett; Juma
Synopsis:
Bill tricks a young man into believing that big game hunting is easy in order to persuade the man to return to his father's business.
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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Hopalong Cassidy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Best Present of All!
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Binky / public service announcement / 1 page

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    Genre:advocacy; teen; humor

The Forbidden World!
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Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages

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    Genre:adventure; science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's not a comet...It's Tommy Tomorrow's ship trying to reach Forbidden World!
Characters:
Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Dr. North; Captain Brent Wood
Synopsis:
Dr. North has invented a series of mechanical devices which will "rid the universe of crime forever". Tommy is assigned to test the devices in secret, in the restricted area near Forbidden World.
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statement of ownership / 0.33 page

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The World's Most Dangerous Sport
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Shorty / comic story / 1 page

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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It seems like I've been driving for hours!
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The One-Armed Bandit!
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Vigilante / comic story / 7.67 pages

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    Genre:adventure; superhero; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It - it's incredible! Outshooting our lawmen with but one arm!
Characters:
Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Sam Buckley, the One Armed Bandit
Synopsis:
Sam Buckley had a riding accident when younger and one of his arms was amputated. He taught himself to draw with lightning speed and shoot with deadly accuracy. Now he spreads fear as he robs and kills lawmen with impunity, but he is no match for The Vigilante.
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Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
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The Adventures of Superman TV Show / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

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MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals / advertisement / 1 page

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Clark Kent's New Father and Mother!
    Superman
  2. [no title indexed]
    Hit Tunes Records / Song Parade Records / Lucky Song Parade Records
  3. Clark Kent's New Mother and Father!
    Superman
  4. ["Headhunters live in this part of the jungle!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  5. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. ["Golly, this program is coming all the way from Texas..."]
    Little Pete
  7. Supermen of America
  8. The Mail-Order Hunter!
    Congo Bill
  9. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  10. [no title indexed]
    Hopalong Cassidy
  11. The Best Present of All!
    Binky
  12. The Forbidden World!
    Tommy Tomorrow
  13. [no title indexed]
  14. The World's Most Dangerous Sport
  15. ["It seems like I've been driving for hours!"]
    Shorty
  16. The One-Armed Bandit!
    Vigilante
  17. Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
    The Adventures of Superman TV Show
  18. [no title indexed]
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
  19. [no title indexed]
    MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals
  20. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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