Action Comics Vol 1 2
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Appearing in "Revolution in San Monte (Part II of II)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Alex Greer (Single appearance)
- Emil Norvell (Single appearance)
- Lola Cortez (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- None
Locations:
- Cleveland
- Cleveland News Station
- San Monte
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Revolution in San Monte (Part II of II)"
The story picks up where it left off last issue. Alex Greer tells Superman that his boss (and the one trying to start a war) is Emil Norvell, the munitions magnate. Superman pays a visit to Norvell's Lexington Park estate.
After dispensing with Norvell's guards, Superman tells Norvell that he has to join him on a boat headed for San Monte, or suffer the consequences. Also on the boat are Lois Lane and mysterious traveler Lola Cortez.
When they arrive in San Monte, Superman forces Norvell to enlist in the local army. Norvell's plan to enlist and then escape later is foiled when Superman joins the army as well. They get set to the front lines, where Superman sneaks into the enemy camp and takes a picture that he sends back to the newspaper (anachronistically listed as the Evening News of Cleveland, Ohio).
Meanwhile, Lola Cortez plants a document that she stole from the military in Lois Lane's room. It is discovered and Lane is placed on trial. She is found guilty and sentenced to death by firing squad. However, Superman saves her in the nick of time. He also stops a man from torturing prisoners before he leaves Lois, telling her to return to America.
When he returns to camp, he finds it being attacked by an enemy aircraft. He jumps onto the plane, causing it to crash. Norvell pleads with Superman to return him to America. He promises never to manufacture munitions again. But before they leave, Superman kidnaps the leaders of the two armies, and tells them to fight each other. They discover that neither army knows why they are fighting, and so they make peace.
Appearing in "The Shipwreck"
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- Unknown
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- Unknown
Other Characters:
- Unknown
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- Unknown
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- Unknown
Synopsis for "The Shipwreck"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Glass Arm"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Unknown
Villains:
- Unknown
Other Characters:
- Unknown
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Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "Glass Arm"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Elmer the Eel"
Featured Characters:
- Elmer the Eel (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Unknown
Villains:
- Unknown
Other Characters:
- Unknown
Locations:
- Unknown
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "Elmer the Eel"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Adventures of Marco Polo"
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Supporting Characters:
- Unknown
Villains:
- Unknown
Other Characters:
- Unknown
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- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "Adventures of Marco Polo"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "South Sea Strategy (Part II)"
Featured Characters:
- Unknown
Supporting Characters:
- Unknown
Villains:
- Unknown
Other Characters:
- Unknown
Locations:
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "South Sea Strategy (Part II)"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Sealed City (Part I)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Bob Daley (First appearance)
Villains:
- The Gorrah (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Daroka (Single appearance)
Locations:
- The Sealed City
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "The Sealed City (Part I)"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Vindication"
Featured Characters:
- Inspector Donald (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Bobby (Single appearance)
Villains:
- Unknown
Other Characters:
- Unknown
Locations:
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "Vindication"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The A-Gang (Part II)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Unknown
Villains:
- Notch Logan (Single appearance) (Final appearance)
Other Characters:
- Blacky (Single appearance) (behind the scenes, hidden from Dawson by John Burwell)
- John Burwell (Single appearance)
- "Trigger" Holt (Single appearance)
- Butch (Single appearance)
- Sheriff of Red Gulch (Single appearance)
- Deputy sheriff of Red Gulch (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Earth-Two
- United States
- Texas
- Red Gulch
- Sheriff's office
- Sheriff's office
- Red Gulch
- Texas
- United States
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "The A-Gang (Part II)"
Chuck waits for the office door to open with both guns drawn then hears the footsteps leave to go outside into the alley. When he attempts to look out of the window, Notch Logan appears, pointing a pistol into the window. Chuck notices a wooden bench under the window, then suddenly ducks, grabs the bench, and slams it against the window. As Logan shoots wildly, Chuck scoops a pistol off of the floor before leaving the sheriff's office.
Logan fires at Chuck as he dives behind a packing crate outside. Using a stick, Chuck holds up his hat to draw Logan's fire and then fires back, killing him. Hearing the gunfire, "Trigger" Holt attempts to assess the situation only punched in the face by Chuck and knocked out.
Also hearing the shooting, the sheriff returns to his office finding his deputy tied up and his prisoner gone. After the sheriff unties his deputy, John Burwell arrives and tells the lawman that Notch Logan is dead and that Chuck Dawson was responsible. Burwell leaves the sheriff's office and orders Holt and Butch to find and kill Chuck, noting that he can't go far with the rest of the gang in town and his horse hidden from him.
Meanwhile, Chuck eludes his pursuers behind a fence and makes his way to the shed where Burwell is meeting with his men. Chuck ambles to the roof to lie in wait only to have one of his spurs catch on a loose nail. Chuck falls onto a bed of thickly matted grass and is found by Butch. Butch is quickly subdued but "Trigger" soon arrives with his pistol pointed squarely at Chuck.
Continued...
Appearing in "Haunted Farm"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Adam Springer (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Jim Hendrix (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "Haunted Farm"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- "Revolution in San Monte" is reprinted in Superman (Volume 1) #1, Superman - From the 30s to the 80s, Action Comics Archives, Volume 1 and Superman Chronicles, Volume 1..
- Alex Greer appeared last in the first story in Action Comics #1.
- Lois Lane appeared last in the first story in Action Comics #1. She appears next in the first story in Action Comics #5.
- The "Chuck Dawson" story in this issue is presented entirely in black and white.
- Although the first part of the "Chuck Dawson" story (in Action Comics 1) has been designated "The A-G Gang" by several sources (most notably the Grand Comic Book Database), the name of the gang is the 4-G Gang according to this story.
- Fred Guardineer is also credited as Gene Baxter in this issue.
Trivia
- Originally, the city of Metropolis was intended to be analogous to Cleveland, Ohio.
Related Articles
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- Superman quotes page
- Lois Lane image gallery
- Lois Lane appearances list
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- Tex Thompson image gallery
- Tex Thompson appearances list
- Tex Thompson quotes page
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- Zatara appearances list
- Zatara quotes page
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Action Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Action Comics series index at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics
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