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156May 1951
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Action Comics #156

DC · May 1951 · on sale 1951-03-14

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#156
Publication date
May 1951
Key date
1951-05-00
On-sale date
1951-03-14
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Girl of Steel!cover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Superwoman; Lex Luthor
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Girl of Steel!comic story12script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane (Superwoman); Perry White
4-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
6World of the Metal Men!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Dr. Varth; XZ-32; Brent Wood
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9Buzzy Says "Get It off Your Chest!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
10Pipeline Peril!comic story6pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Villers; Sergeant Neihof; Captain Veuvray; Colonel Medor
11Jim Bridgercomic story0.67script: Al McLean; pencils: Al McLean; inks: Al McLean; letters: Al McLeanJim Bridger
13-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
15-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
16The Top of the Worldtext article2script: David Kahn; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
18The Riddle of the Rainbow Man!comic story10script: Dick Wood; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; The Rainbow Man (villain)
19You've Got a Comet by the Tailpromo (ad from the publisher)1
20-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
21Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset

Plus 4.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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