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Action Comics #165

DC · Series began 1938 · February 1952

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Dates

Cover date: February 1952
On sale: December 24, 1951
Pages: 44

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Win Mortimer, Wayne Boring, Ray Thompson, Curt Swan, C. C. Beck, Ed Smalle, Henry Boltinoff, Bob Brown, Fred Harmaninks: Win Mortimer, Stan Kaye, Ray Thompson, John Fischetti, Pete Costanza, Ed Smalle, Henry Boltinoff, Bob Brown, Fred Harmanscript: Jack Schiff, Bill Finger, Jack Miller, Henry Boltinoff, Ben Gallowayletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

The Man Who Conquered Superman! · 11.75 pages
Clark is assigned to literally unmask the new Crime Czar. Another news story unfolds, when a spaceship evidently hailing from Mercury lands in Metropolis. From it emerges an almost exact duplicate of Superman, calling himself Krag. He proves to possess many of Superman's powers, including flight and super-strength. But Krag aligns himself with criminals, and he later gains an audience with the Crime Czar. Snatching off the mask, he is revealed to be the Mayor's assistant, Fleming. At this point Superman reveals that Krag was a robot which he operated remotely.
The Bank of the Future! · 5.67 pages
One multiple planets, units of currency are different from those of Earth: the giant coins of Mercury, for example, or the tree money of Europa. The Solar System Bank stores many such for safe keeping, but there are rumors of instability. When Tommy checks with his friend, banker Jon Whitley, these rumors prove to be correct. Some currency continues to disappear.
Blind Man's Bluff! · 5.67 pages
Blinded in an accident, Bill is still determined to pursue the thieves of a map to uranium deposits.
He Challenged the Unknown · 2 pages
The Second Vigilante! · 7.67 pages
Outlaw Luke Potter sees the Vigilante fall into a ravine and decides to take his Vig-Cycle and impersonate him. The brings him acclaim and riches. Meanwhile, Greg Sanders wakes up wearing an unfamiliar costume and with no idea of his crime-fighting activities.

Reprinted in

Superboy (1949), Adventure Comics (1938), Batman (1940), Wonder Woman (1942), Superman Annual (1951), Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954), The Hundred Comic Monthly (1956), Superman Annual (1960)