Action Comics Vol 1 142

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Superman: "The Conquest of Superman"
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Action Comics Vol 1 #142
March, 1950
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Wayne Boring Stan Kaye
Superman: "The Conquest of Superman"
Writers	Alvin Schwartz
Pencilers	Wayne Boring
Inkers	Stan Kaye
Editors	Mort Weisinger
Tommy Tomorrow: "Wishing World"
Writers	Edmond Hamilton
Pencilers	Curt Swan
Inkers	John Fischetti
Congo Bill: "Big Game in Andorra"
Pencilers	Edwin J. Smalle, Jr.
Inkers	Edwin J. Smalle, Jr.
Vigilante: "The Making of a Man"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Dan Barry
Inkers	Dan Barry
Previous Issue	Action Comics # 141
Next Issue	Action Comics # 143

Action Comics #142 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1950.

Appearing in Superman: "The Conquest of Superman"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane
• Perry White

Antagonists:

• Dan the Dip, pickpocket
• "The Boss" and his gang
• Lex Luthor (mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • Metropolis

Items:

• Luthor's Synthetic Kryptonite
  

Appearing in Tommy Tomorrow: "Wishing World"

Featured Characters:

• Colonel Tommy Tomorrow

Supporting Characters:

• Planeteers
  • Brent Wood (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Red Sanders, space bandit

Animals:

• Venusian Swamp Monster

Locations:

• Earth-54 Universe (See Notes.)
  • Uncharted Region of Outer Space
    • Wishing World (Wished out of existence)

Vehicles:

• Space Ace, Planeteer Spaceship
• Sanders' Spaceship (Captured)
  

Appearing in Congo Bill: "Big Game in Andorra"

Featured Characters:

• Congo Bill

Supporting Characters:

• World Wide Insurance Company

Antagonists:

• Ben Stone, big game hunter
• Peddit, big game hunter

Other Characters:

• President of Andorra

Animals:

• mule, rented

Locations:

• France
  • Ax, village
• Andorra, population 6000
  • L'Hospitalet, village
  • Andorra City
• New York City (Flashback only)
  • World Wide Insurance Company headquarters (Flashback only)
    

Appearing in Vigilante: "The Making of a Man"

Featured Characters:

• Vigilante

Other Characters:

• Jethro Anderson, millionaire
• Frank Anderson, wastrel
• Jim Booth, Ranch foreman
• town sheriff
• Apache storyteller

Antagonists:

• Doolin, secretary
• Garnett, land owner

Locations:

• New York City
  • Anderson's Fifth Avenue Mansion
• Far West
  • small town
  • J Triangle Ranch
  • Twin Bluffs, Apache Village}

vehicles:

• Vigilante's motorcycle

Notes

• Opening caption of the Superman story states that Kryptonite affects Superman and only Superman.
• Tommy Tomorrow:
  • Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium lists this issue as an appearance of Earth-54.
  • First appearance for Tommy's partner, Brent Wood.
• Vigilante's sidekick Stuff, the Chinatown Kid is absent from this issue.

Trivia

• Also appearing in this issue of Action Comics were:
  • Pretzels by Phil Berube
  • "You Don't Have To Wait 2 Months" (full page ad for the current issues of Star-Spangled Comics #102, Adventure Comics #149, and Detective Comics #157)
  • "Editorial Advisory Board" (promotional text)
  • Teen Adventures (biographies of Leda Raigorodsky, Jack Schultz, Joe Bishop, and Fred Kamp) by Stookie Allen
  • "Up, Up, and Away!" (2/3 page ad for the current issues of World's Finest #44 and Superman #63)
  • Little Pete by Henry Boltinoff
  • "Winner Take All" (text article), illustrated by Raymond Perry
  • Peg by Henry Boltinoff
  • "It's Fun to Be Healthy!" Says Wonder Woman (Public Service Announcement) by Jack Schiff, Irwin Hasen, and Ira Schnapp

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series
• Images from Action Comics Vol 1 142

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