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148September 1950
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Action Comics #148

DC · September 1950 · on sale 1950-07-10

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#148
Publication date
September 1950
Key date
1950-09-00
On-sale date
1950-07-10
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Superman, Indian Chief!cover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]
1New As Tomorrow!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2Superman, Indian Chief!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Henry Meecher Judge; Shama
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5Feature Filmspromo (ad from the publisher)1
6The Gypsies of Space!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Korath the Gypsy Chief
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9-cartoon0.75script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
11The Big Cats!comic story5.67pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; George Carey
12Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
13-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14Some Salt on Your Steeltext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
17Kaflopposcomic story1
18The Big House Balladeers!comic story10script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan BarryVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; The Calaboose Quartet [Lucas McLuke (singing convict); Bill Sykes (singing convict); Two-Gun Muldoon (singing convict); Sad Sam (singing convict)]; Bugs Dorsey (crook)
19-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
21The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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