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165February 1952
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Action Comics #165

DC · February 1952 · on sale 1951-12-24

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#165
Publication date
February 1952
Key date
1952-02-00
On-sale date
1951-12-24
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man Who Conquered Superman!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Krag the Mercurian
1Buzzy Says: "Be Yourself -- Your Best Self!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Man Who Conquered Superman!comic story11.75script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Krag the Mercurian (robot built by Superman); Crime Czar; Lois Lane; Perry White; Fleming
6Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
7The Bank of the Future!comic story5.67pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Jon Whitley; Noros of Mars; Zirdo of Venus; Marvin Norrel
10Blind Man's Bluff!comic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Martin Hallock; Brock
12-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
13-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
14He Challenged the Unknowntext article2script: Ben GallowayRichard Francis Burton
15The Second Vigilante!comic story7.67pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Luke Potter [The fake Vigilante]
17-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
18-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
19Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset

Plus 5.74 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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