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188January 1954
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Action Comics #188

DC · January 1954 · on sale 1953-11-25

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#188
Publication date
January 1954
Key date
1954-01-00
On-sale date
1953-11-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Spectral Superman!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
1Home, Sweet Home!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Spectral Superman!comic story12pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Professor Wilks (introduction); Cushions Raymond (introduction, villain)
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
7Sinbad the Killer!comic story5.67pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Sinbad (sperm whale); Shannon
9-cartoon0.5script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
11-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12The Rebus of Space!comic story5.67pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Ira SchnappColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Findley Blaine
14Africa's Deadliest Enemytext article2script: Jack Mabley
15Three Smashing Adventures of Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)1
16The Reformed Owlhoot Club!comic story8script: Dick Wood; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Highwire Hanson; Pete Baker; Jes Fenton; Ben Boulder (crook)

Plus 4.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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World's Finest Comics #2271975On eBay ›
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ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1-79950-215-9		2025On eBay ›

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