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159August 1951
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Action Comics #159

DC · August 1951 · on sale 1951-06-18

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#159
Publication date
August 1951
Key date
1951-08-00
On-sale date
1951-06-18
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man Who Owned Superman!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Oswald Whimple
1Tops in Westerns!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Man Who Owned Supermancomic story12script: John Broome; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Oswald Whimple; Perry White; Miss Hardcrumb; Mr. Stevens
4-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
6Showdown in Suez!comic story6pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Beth Carson; Legroot (villain); Ricardo the Owl; Soldar; Istool
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
10The Planeteer from the Past!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Joe Smith; The Five-Planet Bandits (villains)
12Message to Parentspublic service announcement0.5letters: typeset
13Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
14Monster of the Seatext article2script: S. Minton; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
17-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
18Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
19The Trigger Trail of "Wild" Eddie Meeks!comic story10pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; "Wild" Eddie Meeks (villain); the Bartlett brothers [Willie; Carl; Walt (crooks)]; Postal Inspector Harris
20-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
22Tomahawk!promo (ad from the publisher)1
23Sweet Land of Liberty!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer; letters: Ira SchnappPeter Porkchops; Wolfie

Plus 5.41 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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