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181June 1953
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Action Comics #181

DC · June 1953 · on sale 1953-04-27

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#181
Publication date
June 1953
Key date
1953-06-00
On-sale date
1953-04-27
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The New Superman!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]
1Now More Than Ever-promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The New Supermancomic story12pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Diamond Dave Delaney (villain)
4How Many Words Do You Know?text article1letters: typeset
5Congo Bill -- Cowardcomic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Captain Corwin; the Bwana Bandits; Naigoda; Wimbly
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
10The Space-Mail Mystery!comic story5.67pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Skarth (villain)
12-cartoon0.5script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
14Midshipman Mitetext article1letters: typeset
15-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
16Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
17The Forgotten Men of Ghost Town!comic story7.5pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; "Gold Dust" Grahame; Bert "Star" Dell; Jim Derringer; Jess Haney; Mark Fader; Pete Ellison
19Peter Porkchops Learns "Carelessness Is No Joke!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 6.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Superman in Action Comics #1
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Series context

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