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160September 1951
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Action Comics #160

DC · September 1951 · on sale 1951-07-18

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#160
Publication date
September 1951
Key date
1951-09-00
On-sale date
1951-07-18
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Superman's Aunt Minerva!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Aunt Minerva
2Superman's Aunt Minerva!comic story12script: Dorothy Roubicek; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Minerva Kent; Lois Lane; Perry White
4A Famous Indian Tribeactivity0.67script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
6The Mystery of the Little Worlds!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Jon Arley
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10The Crime Circus!comic story6pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Akbar; Bertie Haynes; Baroness van Ald; Ada; Bobo; Marvin; Castor
11-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
13-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14The Legend of Playboytext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15Favorites in Fantasy!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Dick Sprang, Curt Swan, Irwin Hasen, Al Plastino; inks: Charles Paris, Stan Kaye, Bernard Sachs, Al PlastinoBatman; Robin; Joker; Superboy; Wonder Woman; Superman
16-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
17Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
18The Capture of the Four Aces!comic story10script: Dick Wood; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Four Aces (villains); Willis Windsor; Mr. Dike
19-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
21-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
23Buzzy Says: "Old Folks Are People, Too!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 5.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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