Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 44
On-sale Date: 1954-03-24
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #192 Edit Cover
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The Man Who Sped Up Superman!
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Superman / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hmph! I'll show you how you could have done that better and faster, Superman!
  • Keywords:automobiles
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Binky Says: "Welcome Amigo!"
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Binky / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; teen; humor

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Inside front cover.

The Man Who Sped Up Superman!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Stop wasting time, Superman!
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Jasper Coldstone
Synopsis:
Perry White hires efficiency expert Jasper Coldstone to increase productivity at the Daily Planet. When he attaches himself to Superman he causes no end of headaches.
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[no title indexed]
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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Bad Boys of the Jungle!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; drama; jungle
Characters:
Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; Captain Kwami
Synopsis:
Janu helps Bill capture a group of diamond thieves by falling in with the local children.

[no title indexed]
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Scripto Pens and Pencils / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Shorty / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good morning. Do you have an appointment?

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.67 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Phooey! What a car!
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Superman's Secret Message
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Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

The Singing Spaceman!
(Table of Contents: 10)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:But if my voice fails, this city is doomed!
Characters:
Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Rahl Kar
Synopsis:
The Tri-Planet Bandits steal a batch of cosmic crystals from scientist Rahl Kar. These crystals expand to gigantic size when exposed to air, and only the singing of a live performer can shatter them. Tommy broadcasts over the air as 'The Singing Spaceman' and instantly gains a teen following.
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Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
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The Adventures of Superman TV Show / advertisement / 0.33 page

Million-to-One Shot
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text story / 2 pages

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typeset

"Presidents" Quiz
(Table of Contents: 13)

Quizzlers / activity / 1 page

Script:
Martin Naydel (signed)
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Martin Naydel (signed)
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Martin Naydel (signed)
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  • Genre:humor

The Red Dust Bandit!
(Table of Contents: 14)

Vigilante / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; superhero; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Great thunder, Vigilante...
Characters:
Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
Synopsis:
A masked crook gets the better of Vigilante and Stuff. He then changes clothes and is mistaken for the Singing Troubadour, Greg Sanders himself. Knocking out Stuff, he forces the real Greg to let him substitute on the broadcast, then embarks on a crime spree.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Script mistakenly credited to Cameron in Action Comics #405's reprint.

The Line of Stars Presents
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Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Man Who Sped Up Superman!
    Superman
  2. Binky Says: "Welcome Amigo!"
    Binky
  3. The Man Who Sped Up Superman!
    Superman
  4. ["I'm afraid of wild animals in these woods..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  5. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. Bad Boys of the Jungle!
    Congo Bill
  7. [no title indexed]
    Scripto Pens and Pencils
  8. ["Good morning. Do you have an appointment?"]
    Shorty
  9. ["Phooey! What a car!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  10. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  11. The Singing Spaceman!
    Tommy Tomorrow
  12. Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
    The Adventures of Superman TV Show
  13. Million-to-One Shot
  14. "Presidents" Quiz
    Quizzlers
  15. The Red Dust Bandit!
    Vigilante
  16. The Line of Stars Presents
    Tomahawk
  17. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamps
  18. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
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