Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949-01-12
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (managing); Mort Weisinger (actual)
Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #130 Edit Cover
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Superman and the Mermaid
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Superman / cover / 1 page

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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Ann Blyth; Lois Lane
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Al Plastino was formerly given as inker, but these are not at all like his usual style, either in the lead story or elsewhere.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

Superman and the Mermaid!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My bullet! It bounced off his knee!
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Ann Blyth; Nunnally Johnson; Captain Kidder (villain)
Synopsis:
Real life movie star Ann Blyth intent on plugging her new picture Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, gets involved with lost pirate treasure and the modern brigands who are trying to steal it.
Reprints (2)

High As a Kite
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Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 4)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Lit-Win (signed)
Pencils:
Lit-Win (signed)
Inks:
Lit-Win (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gosh, Daffy, what happened to your knee?

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

The Adventure of Aladdin's Lamp!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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    Genre:adventure; jungle
Characters:
Congo Bill; Phineas Welch
Synopsis:
Bill works to prevent the theft of the alleged "Aladdin's lamp."

[no title indexed]
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Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Ambassador of Space!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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?
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    Genre:adventure; science fiction
Characters:
Planeteers; Col. Tommy Tomorrow; Grand Master Kal-Thun of the Tenth Planet; Karnark of the Tenth Planet
Synopsis:
The year is 1989. Col. Tommy Tomorrow and his crew discover a Tenth Planet beyond the orbit of Pluto. The ancestors of its inhabitants once ruled the Earth from ancient Atlantis. When Atlantis sank beneath the waves in a geologic cataclysm, a single space ship was able to escape. Col. Tomorrow prevents their planned invasion of Earth, and convinces them to join the Federation of Worlds.

[no title indexed]
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Dale Evans Comics; All-American Western; Western Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

One Man's Army!
(Table of Contents: 10)

Zatara / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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    Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Army life suited Greg Mason...
Characters:
Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Colonel Gregory Mason; J.B.
Synopsis:
In civilian life Colonel Gregory Williams tries to run an office as if it were an Army post. When Zatara visits the business he finds workers being punished for the smallest of infractions. He magically orders the medals on Mason's chest to reveal that Mason never fought, was only an administrator and that he bought them in a pawn shop. Zatara gives him a taste of life as a private in the Army.

Why the Beaver Is Eager
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text article / 2 pages

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Letters:
typeset
    Genre:non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

Art credits submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

[no title indexed]
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Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page

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?
Letters:
    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Let me have one of those trick cigars that explode!

Superman's Secret Message
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Supermen of America / in-house column / 0.33 page

The Singing Bandit of Black Hills!
(Table of Contents: 14)

Vigilante / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks:
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:adventure; superhero; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:From out of the hills came a haunting strain...
Characters:
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; Wesley Ace; Charley Ace; Harry Ace; Mr. Crane
Synopsis:
Someone is impersonating the Singing Troubadour and robbing stages, trains and boats in his name. The three Ace brothers, owners of these transportation lines, are running the scam. While riding through the countryside singing, the real Troubadour (Greg Sanders aka The Vigilante) is arrested and thrown in jail. Escaping, he foils a succession of hold ups, and exposes the Ace brothers for the crooks they are.

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
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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. Superman and the Mermaid
    Superman
  2. [no title indexed]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. Superman and the Mermaid!
    Superman
  4. High As a Kite
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
  5. ["Gosh, Daffy, what happened to your knee?"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  6. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. The Adventure of Aladdin's Lamp!
    Congo Bill
  8. [no title indexed]
    Superboy
  9. The Ambassador of Space!
    Tommy Tomorrow
  10. ["You'll find this sure-fire brand..."]
    Dale Evans Comics; All-American Western; Western Comics
  11. One Man's Army!
    Zatara
  12. Why the Beaver Is Eager
  13. ["Let me have one of those trick cigars that explode!"]
    Casey the Cop
  14. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  15. The Singing Bandit of Black Hills!
    Vigilante
  16. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
  17. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute Home Study Course
  18. Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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