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167April 1952
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Action Comics #167

DC · April 1952 · on sale 1952-02-25

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#167
Publication date
April 1952
Key date
1952-04-00
On-sale date
1952-02-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Machines of Crimecover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
1Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Gaspar Saladino
2The Machines of Crime!comic story12script: John Broome; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Dr. Allen; Professor Nero; Lex Luthor (cameo)
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry; Nancy
5Susiecomic story0.67
7The Man Who Stopped Space-Flight!comic story5.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray BurnleyColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Dr. Graham Landon
9-cartoon0.75script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
11The King of the Bandits!comic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Captain Traifa; Horak [Hassid the Outlaw King]; Ahmed; Khafa
12Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
13-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVic; Fran
14Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15Happy Birthday to Girl Scoutstext article2letters: typeset
16The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dogpromo (ad from the publisher)1
17The Outlaw Editor!comic story7.67pencils: Bob Brown, Curt SwanVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Black Baron [editor Bert Hawks]

Plus 4.74 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman #1341960On eBay ›
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #151960On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›

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Series context

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