Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #117

Cover Date: February 1948
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1947-12-15

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye
Colors: Jack Adler

Story: "Christmastown, U.S.A.!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Alvin Schwartz
Art	Win Mortimer
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Kent's Editor

Location(s):

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Christmastown (first appearance; located in Central Valley)

Comment(s):

Story begins on December 23rd and ends late on December 24th.

Story Reprinted in:

Limited Collectors' Edition #C-34 (February-March 1975)

Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019)

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Second Story: "Birds Out of Hand!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Joe Samachson
Art	William White
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Zatara

Villain(s):

Two robbers (first appearance for both)

Other Character(s):

Betty Lane (first appearance; a young girl that cares for injured birds)

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Third Story: "Christmas in the Congo!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ed Smalle
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congorilla

Location(s):

Congo

Comment(s):

Takes place shortly before Christmas.

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Fourth Story: "A Lesson for the Teacher!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	George Roussos
Inks	Sy Barry
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff

Villain(s):

Grummley and his gang (first appearance for all; kidnap a teacher who is due to testify against Grummley)

Location(s):

Red Gulch (first appearance)

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