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Action Comics #196

DC · Series began 1938 · September 1954

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Dates

Cover date: September 1954
On sale: July 28, 1954
Pages: 44

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Win Mortimer, Wayne Boring, Ray Thompson, Ed Smalle, Henry Boltinoff, Jim Mooney, Martin Naydel, Howard Shermaninks: Win Mortimer, Stan Kaye, Ray Thompson, Ed Smalle, Henry Boltinoff, Jim Mooney, Martin Naydel, Howard Shermancolors: Jack Adlerscript: Jack Schiff, Bill Finger, Henry Boltinoff, Martin Naydelletters: Ira Schnapp, Martin Naydel

Stories

The Adventures of Mental-Man! · 12 pages
One of the Daily Planet's staff artists, Al Fallon, comes up with a daily comic strip which features the amazing Mental-Man, the Eighth Wonder. When a gang of crooks force Fallon to admit there really is a Mental-Man, they get the hero to use his powers to their advantage. But the whole scenario is a ploy by Superman to capture the ringleader of the gang.
The Jungle Circus! · 6 pages
Janu leads Bill into believing that he wants to join a circus while he secretly uncovers a diamond thief.
The World Series of Tomorrow! · 5.67 pages
Alien races on a number of planets want to learn to play baseball, Earth-style, and Tommy is assigned to mediate as they find their sporting legs.
It's in the Bag · 2 pages
Vigilante -- Foreign Correspondent! · 8 pages
Greg is performing on a ocean liner en route to a tour of Europe, where he is very popular. While staying in Paris, he and Stuff hear gunshots and Greg dons the Vigilante costume to investigate. The victim is international correspondent Bill Turner, who has been attacked for his portable radio.

Reprinted in

The Best of DC (1979), DC Finest: Science Fiction: The Gorilla World (2025)