Action Comics Vol 1 136

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Superman: "Superman, Show-Off"
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Action Comics Vol 1 #136
September, 1949
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Al Plastino
Superman: "Superman, Show-Off"
Writers	Edmond Hamilton
Pencilers	Wayne Boring
Inkers	Stan Kaye
Editors	Mort Weisinger
Tommy Tomorrow: "The Big-House Break"
Writers	Otto Binder
Pencilers	Curt Swan
Inkers	John Fischetti
Congo Bill: "The Banquet of Sun Liu"
Pencilers	Edwin J. Smalle, Jr.
Inkers	Edwin J. Smalle, Jr.
Zatara: "The Big-House Break!"
Writers	Joseph Samachson
Pencilers	Joe Kubert
Inkers	Joe Kubert
Vigilante: "The Spur, the Handcuffs and the Branding Iron"
Writers	Ed Herron
Pencilers	Dan Barry
Inkers	Dan Barry
Previous Issue	Action Comics # 135
Next Issue	Action Comics # 137

Action Comics #136 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1949.

Appearing in Superman: "Superman, Show-Off"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane
• Perry White

Other Characters:

• Tana Lurner (movie star)

Locations:

• Metropolis
  • Bald Peak
  • Echo Valley
    

Appearing in Tommy Tomorrow: "The Big-House Break"

Featured Characters:

• Tommy Tomorrow

Supporting Characters:

• Planeteers
• Lon Brett (reporter)
  

Appearing in Congo Bill: "The Banquet of Sun Liu"

Featured Characters:

• Congo Bill

Supporting Characters:

• Bad News Haley

Antagonists:

• Lord Briarly (lawyer)
• Johnny Edwards (rich American)

Other Characters:

• Pistol Jack (highwayman)
• Mr. Burton (President of World-Wide Insurance)
• Lady Wendover (castle owner)

Locations:

• London
• Border Castle
  

Appearing in Zatara: "The Big-House Break!"

Featured Characters:

• Zatara

Supporting Characters:

• The warden
• Mr. Keeley (head guard)

Antagonists:

• Spider (convict)
  

Appearing in Vigilante: "The Spur, the Handcuffs and the Branding Iron"

Featured Characters:

• Vigilante

Supporting Characters:

• Stuff, the Chinatown Kid

Antagonists:

• Jube, Hank and Red March (greedy inheritors)

Other Characters:

• Abner March (mine owner)

Locations:

• Cottonwood Gulch

Notes

• Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium lists this as an appearance of Earth-54 (presumably the Tommy Tomorrow story). It is unknown if any other stories also happened on Earth-54.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series

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