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174November 1952
$0.10

Action Comics #174

DC · November 1952 · on sale 1952-10-01

First appearance: Brent Wood
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#174
Publication date
November 1952
Key date
1952-11-00
On-sale date
1952-10-01
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Brent Wood - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man Who Shackled Superman!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerClark Kent, Superman
1Buzzy Says "You Get What You Vote For!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown
2The Man Who Shackled Superman!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Perry White
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5-cartoon0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
7Safaris for Sale!comic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
11-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
12Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
13The Lost Secret of Space!comic story6script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow, Brent Wood First
14The World's Most Popular Toytext article2script: Mel Helitzer; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15Big Townpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
16Big Features in One Big Book!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
17The Lady Sharpshooter!comic story8script: Dave Wood; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownGreg Sanders, Stuff, Vigilante

Plus 4.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Tarzan #2311974On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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