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177February 1953
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Action Comics #177

DC · February 1953 · on sale 1952-12-24

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#177
Publication date
February 1953
Key date
1953-02-00
On-sale date
1952-12-24
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Anti-Superman Weaponcover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]; The General (villain)
1Superboy Talks About... "The Holiday Spirit!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Anti-Superman Weaponcomic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; The General; Perry White
3-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5Tops in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
6-statement of ownership0.33script: Jack Liebowitz
7I Rode with the Outlaw Cameleerscomic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Miss Calhoun; Culgara; the cameleers
10Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
11-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
13The Children from Space!comic story5.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood
14Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
15Peril at the South Poletext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
16-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
18Five Bandannas for Vigilantecomic story7.67script: Dick Wood; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Russ HeathVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Black Diamond Gang; Big Ben Dyke (villain)

Plus 5.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0770-7; 978-1-4012-0770-0
2006On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3
1993On eBay ›

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