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Action Comics #182

DC · Series began 1938 · July 1953

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Dates

Cover date: July 1953
On sale: May 27, 1953
Pages: 44

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Wayne Boring, Win Mortimer, Ray Thompson, Henry Boltinoff, Ed Smalle, Jim Mooney, Bob Browninks: Ray Burnley, Win Mortimer, Stan Kaye, Ray Thompson, Henry Boltinoff, Ed Smalle, Jim Mooney, Bob Browncolors: Jack Adlerscript: Jack Schiff, Bill Woolfolk, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Millerletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

The Return of Planet Krypton! · 12 pages
Superman discovers a planet that is almost exactly like Krypton. It's inhabitants claim to be the last Kryptonians and want to invade the Earth.
The Quiz Game of Death! · 5.5 pages
A quiz program sends Bill to a game reserve that is supposed to be populated with tame animals.
The Jinx Planet! · 5.67 pages
Superstitious beliefs have persisted into the 21st century, and after Tommy names a previously unknown body Asteroid 13 a whole system of irrational beliefs grow up around it. Tommy discovers that the crooked gambler, Chance, had faked his own death and was hiding out there until he was able to escape with his illegal haul.
Scanning the Sea Monsters · 2 pages
The Amazing Crimes of the Lariat! · 7.67 pages
The Vigilante squares off against a robber who wears no guns but uses only expertly manipulated ropes to overcome his enemies.

Reprinted in

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1955), Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection (2023)