Action Comics #178 (1953) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Sandman of Crime!	cover	1	pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer	Clark Kent, Superman
1	Always Remember!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
3	The Sandman of Crime!	comic story	12	script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
4	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Varsity Vic
7	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Peg
8	Congorilla!	comic story	5.67	pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed Smalle	Congo Bill
10	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Little Pete
12	Good Neighbor Spirit	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
13	The Problem Pet from Space!	comic story	5.67	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney	Colonel Tommy Tomorrow, Brent Wood
14	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: typeset
15	Man in the Back Seat	text article	2	script: Fred Minton
16	The Outlaw Stallion	comic story	7.67	pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown	Greg Sanders, Stuff, Vigilante

Plus 6.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superman in Action Comics #1 ISBN 1-55859-595-3	1993	On eBay ›

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