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171August 1952
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Action Comics #171

DC · August 1952 · on sale 1952-06-30

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#171
Publication date
August 1952
Key date
1952-08-00
On-sale date
1952-06-30
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Secrets of Superman!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperman [Clark Kent]
1Superman Says: "It's Smart to Check-- And Doublecheck!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Secrets of Superman!comic story12script: John Broome; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Major Owens; Lois Lane; Jack Wilde; Doctor Williams
4Message to Parentspublic service announcement0.5letters: typeset
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6The Invaders of Indigo Island!comic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Barry Mason
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10Hard-Luck Loucomic story0.67
11Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
12The Phantom Space Ship!comic story5.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray BurnleyColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Captain Marston; John Lawson
13The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewispromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
15-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
16Your Puzzle Pageactivity1pencils: Al McLean; inks: Al McLean
17Rover Never Had It So Good!text article2letters: typeset
18A Cell for Vigilante!comic story8pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Bart Lanigan (crook); Outlaw Billy Butler (crook); Colonel Oveido
192 More Great Magazines!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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

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