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193June 1954
$0.10

Action Comics #193

DC · June 1954 · on sale 1954-04-28

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#193
Publication date
June 1954
Key date
1954-06-00
On-sale date
1954-04-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]
1Binky Says: "Act Your Age!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Golden Superman!comic story12pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Beetles (crook)
4-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
6No Guns for Congo Bill!comic story5.67pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Captain Nura; Janu the Jungle Boy
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10Supergram the Superman Puzzle Gameactivity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
11The Living Toys!comic story5.67pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Carol Vair; Dr. Martin Vair
12Three Exciting New Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
13Train Wrecks Made to Ordertext article2script: Jack Mabley
14Electrical Repairscomic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
15The Broadway Posse!comic story8script: Dick Wood; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Arthur Mills; Jep; Hank; Lonesome Joe; Kid Billy; Harry Ames; Pete Barry
16-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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