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CATALOG RECORD

Action Comics #178

DC · Series began 1938 · March 1953

Dates

Cover date
March 1953
On sale
January 28, 1953
Pages
44

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Win Mortimer, Wayne Boring, Henry Boltinoff, Ray Thompson, Ed Smalle, Jim Mooney, Bob Browninks: Win Mortimer, Stan Kaye, Henry Boltinoff, Ray Thompson, Ed Smalle, Jim Mooney, Bob Brownscript: Al Schwartz, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff, Fred Mintonletters: Henry Boltinoff, Ira Schnapp

Stories

  • The Sandman of Crime! · 12 pages

    A criminal sells hypnosis sessions to failed crooks, hoping to improve their self confidence. When Superman shows up in disguise, he hires him to impersonate himself, so he can sell dreams of defeating Superman.

  • Congorilla! · 5.67 pages

    Bill helps a giant gorilla evade capture after it saves his life from a lion.

  • The Problem Pet from Space! · 5.67 pages

    When Tommy feeds a strange space creature that eats metal it follows him home and he can't get rid of it.

  • Man in the Back Seat · 2 pages
  • The Outlaw Stallion · 7.67 pages

    When the Vigilante's cycle is broken he mounts Black Andy's horse to fight crime, not realizing that Andy has a whole book of trick signals that the horse responds to.

Characters

Clark KentSupermanLois LaneVigilanteGreg SandersColonel Tommy TomorrowPegLittle PeteVarsity VicCongo BillBrent WoodStuff

Reprinted in

Batman (1950), Superman Annual (1951)

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