Action Comics Vol 1 137

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Superman: "The Man with the Charmed Life"
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Action Comics Vol 1 #137
October, 1949
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Wayne Boring
Superman: "The Man with the Charmed Life"
Writers	Edmond Hamilton
Pencilers	Wayne Boring
Inkers	Stan Kaye
Editors	Mort Weisinger
Tommy Tomorrow: "Tommy Tomorrow's Trip to Today"
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.
Vigilante: "The Headless Horseman Rides Again"
Writers	Ed Herron
Pencilers	Dan Barry
Inkers	Dan Barry
Previous Issue	Action Comics # 136
Next Issue	Action Comics # 138

Action Comics #137 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1949.

Appearing in Superman: "The Man with the Charmed Life"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane
• Perry White
• Percival Winters (professional daredevil)

Antagonists:

• "Flint" Martin (racketeer)

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • Metropolis

Items:

• "Ring of Toth" (phony)
  

Synopsis for Tommy Tomorrow: "Tommy Tomorrow's Trip to Today"

Tommy Tomorrow takes a time ship destined to 1889, but due a breakdown, he is temporarily stranded on 1949... and absolutely nobody believes he came from future.

Appearing in Tommy Tomorrow: "Tommy Tomorrow's Trip to Today"

Featured Characters:

• Tommy Tomorrow

Antagonists:

• Petty criminals

Other Characters:

• Jack
• A policeman

Locations:

• Earth-54
  • 1989
    • Science Bureau
  • 1949

Items:

• Ring-Radio
• Personal Diary
• Darkness Flash
• Jet Pack
• Ray-Gun

Vehicles:

• Time Ship
  

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

Featured Characters:

• Congo Bill

Supporting Characters:

• Bad News Haley

Antagonists:

• Japanese soldiers

Other Characters:

• Sun Liu
• Harvis Chapley, archaeologist

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • Hong Kong
  • Hankou
    

Appearing in Vigilante: "The Headless Horseman Rides Again"

Featured Characters:

• Vigilante

Supporting Characters:

• Stuff, the Chinatown Kid

Antagonists:

• Headless Horseman

Locations:

• Earth-Two

Notes

• Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium lists this as an appearance of Earth-54 (only the Tommy Tomorrow story).

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series

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