Action Comics #178

(March 1953)

Always Remember! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Seagee Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Sandman of Crime! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Quick! In here!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Professor Sands (villain); Bix Malloy

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

A criminal sells hypnosis sessions to failed crooks, hoping to improve their self confidence. When Superman shows up in disguise, he hires him to impersonate himself, so he can sell dreams of defeating Superman.

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'd like the job as soda clerk, sir...

Genre

humor

Characters

Vic

Reprints

• in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #43 ([December 1953])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How was your date with Roy last night?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Peg

Congorilla! (Table of Contents: 8)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There he is, Congo Bill! Go get him!

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Congorilla (not the same as the later character); Clarence Goodwin (Hollywood producer)

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

Bill helps a giant gorilla evade capture after it saves his life from a lion.

Keywords

anesthetic gasses; Congo; elephants' fear of mice; Libreville; lions; pulleys; spray guns; tiger traps; World Wide Insurance Company

Indexer Notes

This is not the same Congorilla with whom Bill will, by means of a magic ring, eventually be able to mentally inhabit the gorilla body and use it to fight crime and injustice. This gorilla has brown hair and is stated to be much taller than an ordinary gorilla, whereas the later Congorilla is a regular-sized gorilla with golden hair.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Baw" "H'lo, Pete. Why are you crying?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pete

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Good Neighbor Spirit (Table of Contents: 12)

Leave It to Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

The Problem Pet from Space! (Table of Contents: 13)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton ?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tommy, here comes your et Gloop -- right through the wall!

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

The Planeteers: Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood
Gloop

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

When Tommy feeds a strange space creature that eats metal it follows him home and he can't get rid of it.

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Man in the Back Seat (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Minton

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

The Outlaw Stallion (Table of Contents: 16)

Vigilante / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Give up, Vig!

Genre

adventure; superhero; western-frontier

Characters

Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Black Andy (villain); Rustler (his horse)

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

When the Vigilante's cycle is broken he mounts Black Andy's horse to fight crime, not realizing that Andy has a whole book of trick signals that the horse responds to.

Reprints

• in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1958 (1958-9)

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Friendship Studios, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)