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187December 1953
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Action Comics #187

DC · December 1953 · on sale 1953-10-28

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#187
Publication date
December 1953
Key date
1953-12-00
On-sale date
1953-10-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Superman's New Super-Powers!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]
2Superman's New Super Powers!comic story12pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Ace Larner (villain)
3-cartoon0.5script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
5Binky Says: "Know Your Community!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
6The Plot to Capture the Crown!comic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Sir Gelwyn; Sir Arnalt; Prince Harold; Gallo Halevy; Florez
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
12The Gifts from Space!comic story5.67pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Dar Hal
14Match Cover Maniatext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
15Three Smashing Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)1
16The Man Who Killed Vigilante!comic story8pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Ben Whitaker; Eddie Meegan (crook); Bratton (crook)

Plus 5.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 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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