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Cover: Win Mortimer

Action Comics #159

Aug 1951 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Man Who Owned Superman," seventeen-year-old Eddie Meeks—sharpshooting, reckless, and driven by a ruthless streak—takes up bounty hunting after being fired as a deputy. With no qualms about killing for a reward, he’s willing to shoot a man in the back if it means the payday. The story, illustrated by Bob Brown with inks by the same, features a cover by Win Mortimer, capturing the gritty tension of a young man on the edge.

Contains 8 stories
The Man Who Owned Superman
12 pp · Superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneOswald WhimplePerry WhiteMiss HardcrumbMr. Stevens

In "The Man Who Owned Superman," Lois Lane cleverly tricks Superman into signing a promise to obey her requests for three days—only to misplace the document, which Oswald Whimple stumbles upon. Now, with the power to command the Man of Steel, Whimple’s quiet life takes a wild turn as he grapples with the unexpected responsibility.

Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
Varsity Vic
Showdown in Suez!
6 pp · Adventure, Drama
Congo BillBeth CarsonLegroot (villain)Ricardo the OwlSoldarIstool
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
Peg
The Planeteer from the Past!
8 pp · Adventure, Science Fiction
Colonel Tommy TomorrowBrent WoodJoe SmithThe Five-Planet Bandits (villains)

In "The Planeteer from the Past!" from Action Comics #159, Tommy and Brent stumble upon a long-lost 1950s spaceship wreckage, only to discover its pilot still alive—preserved by the cold of space. As they revive him, the mysterious stranger begins to tell a tale that defies time and space, leaving the boys—and readers—wondering what secrets the past still holds.

Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
Shorty
The Trigger Trail of "Wild" Eddie Meeks!
10 pp · Adventure, Superhero
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]Stuff, the Chinatown Kid"Wild" Eddie Meeks (villain)the Bartlett brothers [WillieCarlWalt (crooks)]Postal Inspector Harris

In "The Trigger Trail of 'Wild' Eddie Meeks!" from Action Comics #159, a seventeen-year-old sharpshooter with a quick draw and a quicker temper takes to the lawless frontier as a bounty hunter—no rules, no regrets, just a paycheck and a trigger finger. Once a deputy dismissed for his reckless ways, Eddie now hunts men for reward, willing to shoot first and ask questions never.

Untitled Humor story
0.75 pp · Humor
Varsity Vic

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $97
CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $1,753*
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $1,753
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $891
CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $562
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $477
CGC 7.0 · 6 in census $400
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CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 5 in census $331
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $250
CGC 5.0 · 6 in census $250
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $198*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $172*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $153*
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $151
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $94*
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VG $215 CGC 6 $317.95 CBCS 4 $349.99 CGC 5.5 $350 CGC 6 $575 CGC $895 CGC $895 CGC 8.5 $1850
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Cast · 2 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Bob Brown
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

Reprints

Reprinted in The Adventures of Bob Hope #37 (1956), Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #20 (1957), Superman #119 (1958), Action Comics #263 (1960), Action Comics #282 (1961), Rommets Helter #2/1966 (1966), Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993)

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