Action Comics strong sales and follow up investigations revealed that Superman was the reason, thus the character returned to the covers, becoming a permanent presence in issue 19 onward. Originally, "Action Comics" was an anthology title featuring a number of other stories in addition to the Superman story. Zatara, a magician, was one of the other characters who had his own stories in early issues. There was the hero Tex Thompson, who eventually became Mr. America and later the Americommando. Vigilante enjoyed a lengthy run in this series. Sometimes stories of a more humorous nature were included, such as those of Hayfoot
The Marvel Action Hour from both shows. In most markets, the second season was known as "Marvel Action Universe", which was the name of a previous syndicated programming block in the late 1980s, with the addition of "Biker Mice from Mars" extending the block to 90 minutes. The Marvel Action Hour The Marvel Action Hour, later Marvel Action Universe, was a syndicated television block from Genesis Entertainment featuring animated adaptions of Marvel Comics superheroes "Fantastic Four", "Iron Man" and "Biker Mice from Mars". "The Marvel Action Hour" debuted in 1994. "The Marvel Action Hour" lasted two seasons before being cancelled. The first half of