Action Comics (1938) #132

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Superman: "The Secret of the Kents"
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Action Comics Vol 1 #132
May, 1949
Cover Artists	Al Plastino
Superman: "The Secret of the Kents"
Writers	Bill Finger
Pencilers	Wayne Boring
Inkers	Stan Kaye
Editors	Mort Weisinger
Tommy Tomorrow: "The Junior Planeteer"
Writers	Otto Binder
Pencilers	Curt Swan
Inkers	John Fischetti
Congo Bill: "The Land Where East Is West"
Pencilers	Edwin J. Smalle, Jr.
Inkers	Edwin J. Smalle, Jr.
Zatara: "The Thug Theatre"
Writers	Joseph Samachson
Pencilers	William White
Inkers	William White
Vigilante: "The Incredible Talents of Bronco Lou Hastings"
Writers	John Broome
Pencilers	Dan Barry
Inkers	Dan Barry
Previous Issue	Action Comics # 131
Next Issue	Action Comics # 133

Action Comics #132 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1949.

Appearing in Superman: "The Secret of the Kents"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Titus Kent (eccentric recluse) (cousin of Clark Kent)

Antagonists:

• Hubert (Titus' caretaker)

Other Characters:

• Arthur Kent (broker) (first cousin of Clark Kent)
• Carol Kent (actress) (first cousin of Clark Kent)
• "Digger" Kent (gold prospector) (cousin of Clark Kent)
• Ely Kent (blacksmith in 1779) (ancestor of John and Clark Kent)
• Hiram Kent (inventor) (father of John Kent, grandfater of Clark Kent)
• John/Silas Kent (See Notes about name)
• Captain Joshua Kent (owner of an Erie canal barge in 1824) (ancestor of John and Clark Kent)
• Louis Pasteur Kent (country doctor) (cousin of Clark Kent)
• P. T. Barnum
• George Washington Bridge

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • Metropolis

Items:

• George Washington's promissory note
  

Appearing in Tommy Tomorrow: "The Junior Planeteer"

Featured Characters:

• Tommy Tomorrow

Supporting Characters:

• Tim Tomorrow

Other Characters:

• European creatures
• Callistian native
• Ganymedian people

Locations:

• Earth-54
  • Earth
    • Interplanetary Bureau
  • Jupiter (planet)
    • Europa
    • Callisto
    • Ganymede

Items:

• Ray-Gun

Vehicles:

• Star-Cruisers
  

Appearing in Congo Bill: "The Land Where East Is West"

Featured Characters:

• Congo Bill

Supporting Characters:

• Bad News Hale

Antagonists:

• Makeup Mark Owens (conman)
• Mata (local guide)
• Freddie (trader)

Other Characters:

• Hank Roberts (explorer)

Locations:

• Panama
  

Appearing in Zatara: "The Thug Theatre"

Featured Characters:

• Zatara

Antagonists:

• The Ratface Morgan Mob

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  

Appearing in Vigilante: "The Incredible Talents of Bronco Lou Hastings"

Featured Characters:

• Vigilante

Supporting Characters:

• Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
• Bronco Lou Hastings (cowboy writer)
• Bronco Brown (Bronco Lou Hastings impersonator)

Antagonists:

• The Greasewood Gans Gang

Locations:

• Earth-Two

Notes

• Published by National Comics Publications, Inc.
• Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium lists this as an appearance of Earth-54 (only the Tommy Tomorrow story).
• "The Secret of the Kents": In this story, John Kent is called "Silas Kent". This appears to be an error.
• After a decade as a regular feature, Zatara drops out of the line-up until Action Comics #141.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series

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