Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1949.
Synopsis for Superman: "The Secret of the Kents"
Appearing in Superman: "The Secret of the Kents"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Titus Kent (eccentric recluse)
Antagonists:
- Hubert (Titus' caretaker)
Other Characters:
- Arthur Kent (broker)
- Carol Kent (actress)
- "Digger" Kent (gold prospector)
- Louis Pasteur Kent (country doctor)
- P. T. Barnum
- Hiram Kent (inventor)
- Silas Kent (Superman's foster father)
- Captain Joshua Kent (owner of an Erie canal barge)
- Ely Kent (blacksmith)
- George Washington Bridge
Locations:
Items:
- George Washington's promissory note
Synopsis for Tommy Tomorrow: "The Junior Planeteer"
Appearing in Tommy Tomorrow: "The Junior Planeteer"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- European creatures
- Callistian native
- Ganymedian people
Locations:
- Earth-54
- Earth
- Interplanetary Bureau
- Jupiter (planet)
- Europa
- Callisto
- Ganymede
- Earth
Items:
- Ray-Gun
Vehicles:
- Star-Cruisers
Synopsis for Congo Bill: "The Land Where East Is West"
Appearing in Congo Bill: "The Land Where East Is West"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Bad News Hale
Antagonists:
- Makeup Mark Owens (conman)
- Mata (local guide)
- Freddie (trader)
Other Characters:
- Hank Roberts (explorer)
Locations:
Synopsis for Zatara: "The Thug Theatre"
Appearing in Zatara: "The Thug Theatre"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- The Ratface Morgan Mob
Locations:
Synopsis for Vigilante: "The Incredible Talents of Bronco Lou Hastings"
Appearing in Vigilante: "The Incredible Talents of Bronco Lou Hastings"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Bronco Lou Hastings (cowboy writer)
- Bronco Brown (Bronco Lou Hastings impersonator)
Antagonists:
- The Greasewood Gans Gang
Locations:
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).
- After a decade as a regular feature, Zatara drops out of the line-up until Action Comics #141.
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