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189February 1954
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Action Comics #189

DC · February 1954 · on sale 1953-12-28

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#189
Publication date
February 1954
Key date
1954-02-00
On-sale date
1953-12-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Clark Kent's New Father and Mother!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Ma and Pa Vandevier
2Clark Kent's New Mother and Father!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray BurnleySuperman [Clark Kent]; Mr. and Mrs. John Vandevier; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Guy Vandevier
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
7The Mail-Order Hunter!comic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Dick Hackett; Hackett Iron Works; John Hackett; Juma
9Hopalong Cassidypromo (ad from the publisher)1
10The Best Present of All!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira Schnapp
11The Forbidden World!comic story5.67pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Dr. North; Captain Brent Wood
12-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
13The World's Most Dangerous Sporttext article2script: Jack E. Miller; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort Meskin
14-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
15The One-Armed Bandit!comic story7.67pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Sam Buckley, the One Armed Bandit

Plus 5.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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