Action Comics #144
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Clark Kent's Career!", a nostalgic flashback in Action Comics #144 (1950), we follow a young Clark Kent as he journeys from Smallville to Metropolis, determined to build his life and career. Trying his hand at everything from police work to selling vacuum cleaners, Clark’s path to becoming a reporter at the Daily Planet begins with a series of awkward but heartfelt attempts to find his place. Written by Alvin Schwartz and brought to life with classic precision by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye, the story’s cover by Al Plastino captures the earnest spirit of a hero in the making.
In "The Poison Planet!" from Action Comics #144 (1950), Tommy and the Planeteers face a dire mission: evacuate the planetoid Arkar before it's cast out of the solar system, despite fierce resistance from its inhabitants. With deadly fungus spores spreading through the atmosphere, their journey becomes a race against time and alien distrust.
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