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163December 1951
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Action Comics #163

DC · December 1951 · on sale 1951-10-24

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#163
Publication date
December 1951
Key date
1951-12-00
On-sale date
1951-10-24
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Girl of Tomorrowcover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Susan Semple [The Girl of Tomorrow]
1Enter Here -- If You Dare!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Girl of Tomorrowcomic story9.67pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Susan Semple [The Girl of Tomorrow]; Lois Lane; Professor Weirton; Perry White; Mr. Rollins
6The Junkman of Space!comic story5.67pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Joe Wilson
10Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
11The Bandit Ghost!comic story4pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Ghost of Hidalgo; Duke of Floro; Jose
12Talking Catstext article2script: Frank Barber; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
13-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
15The Strangest Posse in the World!comic story7.67pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownVigilante[Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Duke Parker; Dod Summers
19-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff

Plus 9.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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Superman #1221958On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›

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Series context

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