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185October 1953
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Action Comics #185

DC · October 1953 · on sale 1953-08-26

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#185
Publication date
October 1953
Key date
1953-10-00
On-sale date
1953-08-26
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
2Superman's Million Dollar Photos!comic story12pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Isaah Pendleton (villain)
3-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
7The Hidden City!comic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Ernest Bigley; Cecil; Robert Black
10Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
11Binky Says: "Give Your Pet All the Breaks!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
12The Cosmic Jigsaw Puzzle!comic story5.67pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Eldred Tharn (villain)
14How to Find a Million Dollarstext article2script: John Marston; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15The Line of Stars Presents Coming Attractionspromo (ad from the publisher)1
16The Treasure of Get-Rich Creek!comic story8pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona FradonThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Joyce Terrill; Mr. Deems (villain)

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›
DC Finest: Science Fiction: The Gorilla World #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-215-9		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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