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ACTION COMICS #103

Cover Date: December 1946
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1946-10-14

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


Story: "The Road to Happiness!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Creators: saw no args

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Emperor Quexo (first appearance; cousin of Nara; co-ruler of Quetzatlan; attempts to destroy the modern world; dies)

Other Character(s):

Empress Nara (first appearance; awakened from 1000-year sleep; wants to destroy the modern world, but is convinced to let it go)
Haxtl (first appearance; Nara's consort)

Location(s):

Central America
Former city of Quetzatlan
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 (2018)


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Second Story: "The Postman Never Rings!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtWilliam White
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Zatara the Magician

Villain(s):

Robbers (first appearance for all)


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Third Story: "The Sea of Missing Ships!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlvin Schwartz
ArtEd Smalle
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill

Villain(s):

Jake Wardell and his gang (first appearance; a black marketeer who kidnaps a plastic surgeon mid-flight to perform surgery)


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Fourth Story: "The Rainbow Man's Return!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Roussos
ColorsGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff

Villain(s):

Rainbow Man (in between issues #77/2 and #115/4; breaks from prison; tries to rob a benefit posing as Pierre Lezl)
Dictionary (Rainbow Man's henchman)
Bean Smitty and his gang (first appearance for both; lead gang in town, taken over by Rainbow Man)


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