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180May 1953
$0.10

Action Comics #180

DC · May 1953 · on sale 1953-03-25

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#180
Publication date
May 1953
Key date
1953-05-00
On-sale date
1953-03-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Super-Telethon!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]
2The Super-Telethoncomic story12script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; The Syndicate of Five (villains)
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
6Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
7The Outlaw King of the Congocomic story5.67pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Kisumu; Mason; Hassid
9-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10The Easter Island of Space!comic story5.67pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Dr. John Garrow; John Kaimes; Tarnach; Karrul; Dorn
12From Caveman to Swingtext article2pencils: ? (header); inks: ? (header); letters: typeset
13The Line of Starspromo (ad from the publisher)1
14The Lawman Without a Friendcomic story8pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Jeb Harper; Reed Fowler
16Buzzy Gets Tips on Choosing a Profession!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 4.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3
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