Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1951-06-18
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual)
Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #159 Edit Cover
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The Man Who Owned Superman!
(Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page

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    Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:After you finish building that bridge, Superman, take 20 minutes off for lunch!
  • Keywords:construction
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Oswald Whimple
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Tops in Westerns!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Man Who Owned Superman
(Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:H-how do you do it, Whimple?
  • Keywords:Jupiter; Moon
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Oswald Whimple; Perry White; Miss Hardcrumb; Mr. Stevens
Synopsis:
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.

The "Popsicle" Kids in Nevada Bad Lands
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The Popsicle Kids; Popsicle Products / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page

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?
Letters:
    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, Tootsie. Did you get the note I sent you?
Characters:
Varsity Vic
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Vitalis Hair Cream / Vitalis Hair Tonic / advertisement / 0.33 page

Showdown in Suez!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ed Smalle (signed as EJS)
Inks:
Ed Smalle (signed as EJS)
Colors:
?
Letters:
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    Genre:adventure; drama; jungle
Characters:
Congo Bill; Beth Carson; Legroot (villain); Ricardo the Owl; Soldar; Istool
Synopsis:
Bill pursues a gang of jewel thieves with the help of a reporter from Texas.

Captain Tootsie Silences Rattler
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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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?
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    Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:H'lo, Gladys. I want you to meet Ronald!
Characters:
Peg
Reprints (1)

The Planeteer from the Past!
(Table of Contents: 10)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 8 pages

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    Genre:adventure; science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Colonel Tommy Tomorrow has had many strange adventures...
Characters:
Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Joe Smith; The Five-Planet Bandits (villains)
Synopsis:
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.

Cornered in the Corral!
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"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Message to Parents
(Table of Contents: 12)

public service announcement / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

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

Monster of the Sea
(Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages

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    Genre:non-fiction

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 15)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page

Script:
Horace Elmo (signed)
Pencils:
Horace Elmo (signed)
Inks:
Horace Elmo (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Horace Elmo (signed)
    Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Which is the largest county in the world?

Neat Treat!
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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 17)

Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page

Script:
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?
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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Young man, would you help me out?
Characters:
Shorty
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Superman's Secret Message
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Supermen of America / in-house column / 0.33 page

The Trigger Trail of "Wild" Eddie Meeks!
(Table of Contents: 19)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages

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    Genre:adventure; superhero; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:He was a dead-shot with a gun, but he was trigger-crazy.
Characters:
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; "Wild" Eddie Meeks (villain); the Bartlett brothers [Willie; Carl; Walt (crooks)]; Postal Inspector Harris
Synopsis:
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.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 20)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.75 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good morning, Professor!
Characters:
Varsity Vic
Reprints (2)

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page

Tomahawk!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Sweet Land of Liberty!
(Table of Contents: 23)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page

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    Genre:advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Synopsis:
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.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

[no title indexed]
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Man Who Owned Superman!
    Superman
  2. Tops in Westerns!
  3. The Man Who Owned Superman
    Superman
  4. The "Popsicle" Kids in Nevada Bad Lands
    The Popsicle Kids; Popsicle Products
  5. ["Hello, Tootsie. Did you get the note I sent you?"]
    Varsity Vic
  6. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream / Vitalis Hair Tonic
  7. Showdown in Suez!
    Congo Bill
  8. Captain Tootsie Silences Rattler
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  9. ["Step right up, folks..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. ["H'lo, Gladys. I want you to meet Ronald!"]
    Peg
  11. The Planeteer from the Past!
    Tommy Tomorrow
  12. Cornered in the Corral!
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  13. Message to Parents
  14. Editorial Advisory Board
  15. Monster of the Sea
  16. ["Which is the largest county in the world?"]
    Quick Quiz
  17. Neat Treat!
    Nestlé's Crunch
  18. ["Young man, would you help me out?"]
    Shorty
  19. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  20. The Trigger Trail of "Wild" Eddie Meeks!
    Vigilante
  21. ["Good morning, Professor!"]
    Varsity Vic
  22. [no title indexed]
    Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  23. Tomahawk!
    Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics
  24. Sweet Land of Liberty!
    Peter Porkchops
  25. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
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