Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1951.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis for Superman: "The Kid from Krypton"
- 2 Appearing in Superman: "The Kid from Krypton"
- 3 Synopsis for Congo Bill: "The Vanishing Convoy!"
- 4 Appearing in Congo Bill: "The Vanishing Convoy!"
- 5 Synopsis for Tommy Tomorrow: "The Secret of Planetoid X!"
- 6 Appearing in Tommy Tomorrow: "The Secret of Planetoid X!"
- 7 Synopsis for Vigilante: "The Prairie Troubadour Takes Over"
- 8 Appearing in Vigilante: "The Prairie Troubadour Takes Over"
- 9 Notes
- 10 Trivia
- 11 See Also
- 12 Links and References
Synopsis for Superman: "The Kid from Krypton"
Appearing in Superman: "The Kid from Krypton"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Kryptonite Syndicate
- Robots
- Kane Korrel
Other Characters:
- Jor-L (Flashback only)
- Lara-L (Flashback only)
- John Kent (Flashback only)
- Mary Kent (Flashback only)
- Kryptonians
Locations:
- Smallville
- Metropolis
- Krypton (Flashback only)
- Smithville
Items:
- Green Kryptonite
- Supermanium (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
- Kryptonian Rocket (Destroyed)
Synopsis for Congo Bill: "The Vanishing Convoy!"
Appearing in Congo Bill: "The Vanishing Convoy!"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Ali Sau
Other Characters:
- American workers
Locations:
- Equatorial Africa
- Saudi Arabia
- Riyadh
- Riyadh
Synopsis for Tommy Tomorrow: "The Secret of Planetoid X!"
Dr. John Rann develops the D-Ray - able to destroy planets with an only shot - and Tommy takes the weapon to the Planetoid X... Just what Rann wanted.
Appearing in Tommy Tomorrow: "The Secret of Planetoid X!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Dr. John Rann, physicist
- Rann's accomplices
- Martian Silicosaur
Other Characters:
- Commander of the Planeteers
Locations:
Items:
- D-Ray
- Sound-Wave Weapon
- Space Helmet
- Lightning Gun
- Invisibility Vibration
- Knockout Gas
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Vigilante: "The Prairie Troubadour Takes Over"
Appearing in Vigilante: "The Prairie Troubadour Takes Over"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Art Gravin and his gang
- Lefty Liggett
- Arkansas
- Snooker
- Pinto
Notes
- Also appearing in Action Comics #158 was an untitled feature by Henry Boltinoff.
Trivia
- In the Superman story, Clark Kent works for the Daily Planet instead of the Daily Star, it is mentioned that he had a career as Superboy, his biological father is named Jor-El rather than Jor-L, and his adoptive parents are Jonathan and Martha Kent instead of John and Mary. It can be assumed that this story takes place on Earth-Two-A, but that similar events also took place on Earth-Two.
- The kryptonite in the story is colored yellow-brown rather than the familiar green.
- Superboy #8, published the previous year, shows a slightly different version of Kal-El's arrival on Earth and how he became Superbaby. That story takes place on Earth-One.
- In the Tommy Tomorrow story , it is the first time that Tommy shows the ability to imitate the voices of other people.
See Also
Links and References
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- Whitney Ellsworth/Executive Editor
- Wayne Boring/Cover Artist
- Stan Kaye/Cover Artist
- Wayne Boring/Penciler
- Edwin J. Smalle, Jr./Penciler
- Curt Swan/Penciler
- George Roussos/Penciler
- Stan Kaye/Inker
- Mort Weisinger/Editor
- Edwin J. Smalle, Jr./Inker
- John Fischetti/Inker
- George Roussos/Inker
- Kal-L (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Lois Lane (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Jor-L (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Lara (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- John Kent (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Mary Clark (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Kryptonians/Appearances
- Kryptonian Science Council/Appearances
- Smallville, Kansas/Appearances
- Metropolis/Appearances
- Krypton/Appearances
- Kryptonopolis/Appearances
- Green Kryptonite/Appearances
- Kryptonian Rocket/Appearances
- William Glenmorgan (New Earth)/Appearances
- Africa/Appearances
- Saudi Arabia/Appearances
- Thomas Tomorrow (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Brent Wood (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Planeteers/Appearances
- Earth-One/Appearances
- 2051/Appearances
- Space Ace/Appearances
- Gregory Sanders (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Daniel Leong (New Earth)/Appearances
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- 1951
- 1951, July
- 1951, May (Publication)
- Action Comics Vol 1
- Golden-Age
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