Action Comics #106

DC Comics

United States

Published
March 1947
Page count
52
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/5736

Credits

Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor)
Jack Schiff (Managing Editor)
Mort Weisinger (story editor)
George Kashdan (story editor)

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover His Lordship, Clark Kent! (Superman) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman

Credits

Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superman Color Comics (KGM, 1947 series) #2 ([July 1947?])
Untitled
Show/hide 1. No title recorded (Kodak) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Kodak

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. His Lordship, Clark Kent! (Superman) Comic story, 13 pages
Show/hide 3. Untitled (Mister Grumble) Comic story, 0.67 pages

"Let me taste that soup..."

Featuring

Feature
Mister Grumble
Genre
Humor

Credits

Script
Phil Berube
Art
Phil Berube
Show/hide 4. Superman's Secret Message (Supermen of America) Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Supermen of America

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 5. No title recorded (Wheaties) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Wheaties

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 6. Pirate Seas! (Congo Bill) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Congo Bill
Genre
Jungle
Characters
Congo Bill; Captain Montclair (villain); Hawkins; Maria Lopez; Governor Lopez

Credits

Script
George Kashdan
Art
Fred Ray [as F. Ray]

Synopsis

Bill dreams that he is in the year 1646, battling pirates.

Notes

Script credit from Craig Delich.

Show/hide 7. Two of America's Most Famous Boys! (Star Spangled Comics; Robin; Adventure Comics; Superboy) Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Star Spangled Comics; Robin; Adventure Comics; Superboy
Genre
Superhero

Notes

House ad including cover repros for Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #66 and Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #114.

Show/hide 8. Doctor of Danger! (Zatara) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Zatara
Genre
Adventure
Characters
Zatara

Credits

Script
Joe Samachson
Art
W. F. White
Show/hide 9. Snowed Out! (Hayfoot Henry) Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Feature
Hayfoot Henry
Genre
Humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Hayfoot Henry

Credits

Script
Al Schwartz
Art
Stan Kaye
Show/hide 10. No title recorded Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

"For spine-tingling action..."

Notes

House ad featuring cover repros of Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series) #20, Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #121, Superman (DC, 1939 series) #45, Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #63, Animal Antics (DC, 1946 series) #7, More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #120, All Funny Comics (DC, 1943 series) #16, and Buzzy (DC, 1945 series) #12.

Show/hide 11. Heads Up Text story, 2 pages

Featuring

Genre
Adventure

Credits

Author
Stan Carter
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 12. Penthouse Pirates! (Vigilante) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Vigilante
Genre
Superhero
Characters
The Vigilante; Stuff; The Penthouse Pirates (villains)

Credits

Art
George Roussos
Show/hide 13. No title recorded (Nabisco Shredded Wheat) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Nabisco Shredded Wheat

Credits

Art
Roland Coe
Show/hide 14. Captain Tootsie and the Log Jam Rescue (Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Pencils
C. C. Beck (credited)
Inks
Pete Costanza (credited)
Show/hide 15. No title recorded (National Radio Institute) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
National Radio Institute

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Inside back cover.

Show/hide 16. No title recorded (Eveready) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Eveready

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Back cover.


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 34916

Entry created

  • 05/11/2007

Cover added

  • 18/02/2009

Index completed

  • 04/09/2019

Last updated

  • 04/09/2019