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Cover of Action Comics (1938) #148

Action Comics (1938) #148

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Sep 1950

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Action Comics #148 (1938) is issue #148 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of September 1950. Written by Henry Boltinoff, Don C. Cameron and Edmond Hamilton and drawn by Dan Barry, Henry Boltinoff, Al Plastino and others.

Creators

Writers
Henry Boltinoff, Don C. Cameron, Edmond Hamilton
Pencillers
Dan Barry, Henry Boltinoff, Al Plastino, Ed Smalle, Curt Swan
Inkers
Dan Barry, Henry Boltinoff, John Fischetti, Al Plastino, Ed Smalle
Letterer
Henry Boltinoff
Cover artist
Al Plastino

The stories

“Superman, Indian Chief!”

Henry Meecher claims to own all the land in Metropolis. In court, he produces a document to prove that the sale of the land by Chief Gray Wolf in 1644 was illegal. The judge rules in his favor, and Meecher sets about demanding exorbitant rents or raze the buildings. Superman travels back in time to the point of the original sale. Gray Wolf is deposed as chief, but still sells the land to the settlers. The tribe make Superman their chief and sell the land in his name. Back in the present he brings evidence to show that, in fact, HE is the legal owner of all the land in Metropolis.

“The Gypsies of Space!”

Space Gypsies, nomads who roam from world to world, are suspected of a series of thefts. Tommy and Brent infiltrate the tribe on Venus, where robberies have just occurred and the Gypsies are ordered to leave the planet. The same thing happens on other worlds, until Tommy captures the real perpetrators.

“The Big Cats!”

Bill exposes an trainer who substitutes his animals for wild ones, and tries to defraud World Wide Insurance of $50,000.

“The Big House Balladeers!”

A group of convicts form a singing quartet while still in prison, and upon release Greg gets them a gig singing on his radio show.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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