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155April 1951
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Action Comics #155

DC · April 1951 · on sale 1951-02-14

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#155
Publication date
April 1951
Key date
1951-04-00
On-sale date
1951-02-14
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Cover Girl Mystery!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]
1Tomahawkpromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Cover Girl Mystery!comic story12script: John Broome; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Andre Arvin; Lois Lane; Spiral Storm; De Vere; Countess of Franconia
5-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
6The Two Tommy Tomorrows!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Dr. Zharro
8-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
10Sands of Death!comic story6pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Tim Troy; Charles Steel; Mearns
12-cartoon0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo
13Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
14How's Your Volapuk?text article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
17-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
18Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
19The Gun That Killed the Vigilante!comic story10pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; The Gunsmith (villain)
20Mystery in Spacepromo (ad from the publisher)1
21Superman Says: "Human Rights for All!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp; editing: Jack SchiffSuperman

Plus 6.08 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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Superman in Action Comics #1
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Series context

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