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147August 1950
$0.10

Action Comics #147

DC · August 1950 · on sale 1950-06-12

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#147
Publication date
August 1950
Key date
1950-08-00
On-sale date
1950-06-12
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]
1The Kind of Stories You Like Best!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2Superman Becomes Miss Lovelorn!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Marley (crook); "Checks" (crook); Daisy Martin; Janet Jarrows; Egbert Norden
4Message to Parentspublic service announcement0.5letters: typeset
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6Heroes out of the Past!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Jirim; Lura; Daniel Boone; King Richard the Lionheart; Erik the Red; Horatius
7Star Spangled Comics; Detective Comics; Adventure Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
8-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10Doorway to Danger!comic story6pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Miss Sloan; Abar Singh; Harry Becker [Ari Bakar]; Mazie Burke Becker [Marisimba]; Mir Bela; Mister Sloan
11-cartoon0.5script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
13Smoke-Eatercomic story1script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen; letters: Stookie Allen
14Groucho Marxes Ontext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
16The Horse That Could Talk!comic story10script: Ed Herron; pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan BarryVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Sage the Wonder Horse; Ted Wilson; Colonel Kip Kasen; Pete Randall
17-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
19Job Counselorpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
20The Adventures of Bob Hopepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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