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Cover: Al Plastino

Action Comics #127

Dec 1948 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Superman Takes the Consequences!", a young songwriter named Tommy Kane fights for his creative rights when a shady deal with Beep Mullins threatens to strip him of his song’s profits. When magician Zatara learns of the injustice, he uses his powers to make the entire city sing Tommy’s tune—turning the Statue of Liberty, park statues, and even civic clocks into unexpected backup singers. Art by W. F. White and a cover by Al Plastino bring this whimsical, music-powered moment to life in a 1948 issue where even the world can’t help but hum along.

Contains 5 stories
Superman Takes the Consequences!
10 pp · Superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]Ralph EdwardsLois Lane

In "Superman Takes the Consequences!", the Man of Steel steps onto the radio show *Truth or Consequences*, where his trademark honesty takes a delightfully unpredictable turn. Asked to reveal his secret identity and confess his feelings for Lois Lane, Superman responds with such intensity—his answers too loud to hear and too fast to read—that the very act becomes a test of truth itself.

The Man Who Laughed at Scotland Yard!
6 pp · Adventure
Congo BillCathy Hall"Truthful" Smith
The Interplanetary Aquarium
8 pp · Adventure, Science Fiction
PlaneteersCol. Tommy TomorrowJoan Gordy
Magic Music!
6 pp · Adventure, Fantasy
Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]Tommy KaneLindaBeep Muliins

In "Magic Music!", young songwriter Tommy Kane fights to reclaim his creative rights after a shady deal with Beep Mullins leaves him sidelined. When the legendary magician Zatara stumbles upon Tommy’s plight at a musician’s convention, he uses his mystical talents to turn the world into a symphony—animating everything from the Statue of Liberty to park statues to sing Tommy’s song.

El Boleadoro!
8 pp · Adventure, Superhero
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]StuffEl Boleadoro [Señor Ramirez]

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $89
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,576*
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $1,197
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $832
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $610
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $507
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $399*
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CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $335*
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $290
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $244*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $198*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $174
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $153*
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $110*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $72*
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $47*
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Full credits

artist, inker W. F. White
cover pencils, inks Al Plastino

Reprints

Reprinted in Action Comics #127 (1949), 3-D Batman #[nn] (1953), Seriemagasinet #9/1956 (1956), Century Comic #76 (1964), Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2023), Stålmannen #6/1950

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