Action Comics, #50

Published: July 1942

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Issue Contents:

Story Featuring Superman

Credits
Story Notes

Art credits verified by Fred Ray.

The Professional Baseball Player

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

Clark and Lois are on the way to Florida to check out the status of the Metropolis baseball club, when they accidentally miss the train in a small town. Waiting for the next one, they spy a young man who has great prowess at pitching...a guy who wishes he could play for a professional club. Superman helps that small town boy become a professional baseball player.

Credits
Story Notes

Ed Dobrotka is not credited in the Archive edition. The "pullman window" joke on page 7 is a direct reference to Jerry Siegel's appearance on Fred Allen's radio program.

Major Thomas H. J. Trapnell
Credits

"But if I act polite, all the kids will think they can beat me!"

Story Notes

3 gags. Script credit added by Craig Delich.

The Man Who Came Back!
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Story Notes

Script credit from Bob Hughes.

The Island Where Time Stood Still!
Story Notes

Script credit from Craig Delich.

"Mr. America -- Symbol of freedom and democracy..."

Credits
Story Notes

Artist signature in final panel.

Sky Challenge
Credits

"Let's go! You're th' dummy!"

Credits
Story Notes

Script and letters credits added by Craig Delich.

The Man of a Thousand Lives!

Story Featuring Congo Bill

Storyline

Bill works against a German espionage team working to send Arabs on a jihad against the British.

Credits

"Hmm, look at all those tattooed names..."

Story Notes

Script credit added by Craig Delich.

Story Featuring Chief Hot Foot

"Ugh-ugh! (Meaning - Oh-boy!)"

Story Notes

Script credit added by Craig Delich.

The Case of the Man Who Could Not Die!!

Story Featuring Zatara

Credits
Now on Sale
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House ad featuring cover repros from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #11, Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series) #3, Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #2, All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #11, and All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #4.

"Say, cousin...The Newsboy Legion with the Guardian cook with gas..."

Story Notes

House ad for Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #10, with partial cover repro.

In a Class by Itself!
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House ad for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1940 series) #6, with small cover repro.

"Hey, Ma!"

Story Notes

House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #17, include a partial repro of the cover.

"Hello again, Members! Guns are thundering ceaselessly in the great Battle for the Pacific..."

Against the Jungle
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Story Notes

Inside front cover. Review of Against the Jungle by Thames Williamson. Page includes Superman's Secret Message and the indicia.

The Tootsie Roll of Honor
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Back cover.

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Inside back cover.

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A few small ads.

Editorial Advisory Board
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Inside front cover. A listing of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comic Magazines and a list of those magazines and their frequencies.