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183August 1953
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Action Comics #183

DC · August 1953 · on sale 1953-06-29

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#183
Publication date
August 1953
Key date
1953-08-00
On-sale date
1953-06-29
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Perfect Plot to Kill Supermancover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]
1The Line of Starspromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Perfect Plot to Kill Superman!comic story12script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor (villain); Lois Lane
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6The Stamp of Doom!comic story6script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Van Durling
8Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
9The Showboat of Space!comic story5.67pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Dr. Kardak; Jon Vindley; Vul Keen; Joe King
11The Halls of Montezumatext article2script: Jack Marston; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
12-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
13Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
14The Jinx Saddle!comic story7.67pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Jeb Peters; Pancho (bandit)

Plus 6.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Action Comics #2561959On eBay ›
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DC Finest: Science Fiction: The Gorilla World #[nn]
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Series context

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