Action Comics
#175
(December 1952)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 44
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-10-27
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Five Against Superman!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ha! Ha! That's only one of my Super-men!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #18/1953 -
in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #71 (1953) -
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #23 (1 de enero de 1954) -
in Superman in Action Comics (Abbeville Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
-
- Keywords
- vaults
5 Against Superman!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One of them had super-strength...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; John Vinden; Thorn; Barden; Jerrow; Skeel; Professor Harrod
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- John Vinden, released from prison, gathers a gang of four thugs and gives each of them one of Superman's powers temporarily, reasoning that acting as a team they can beat the Man of Steel.
- Reprints
- in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #71 (1953)
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #23 (1 de enero de 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whoopee! This is the real wild west!
- Genre
- children
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Includes a plug for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Killers' Bodyguard!
Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Once we get past those hungry lions, we'll be in the clear!
- Genre
- adventure; drama; jungle
- Characters
- Congo Bill; Egan; Laird
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Bill leads a pair of escaped convicts in a circle in the jungle in order to facilitate their capture.
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #23 (1 de enero de 1954)
- in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #67 ([December 1961])
-
- Keywords
- crocodiles; gorillas; lions; rhinoceroses; tiger traps; World Wide Insurance Company
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Mom! Peggy and I are running away to get married...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pete
The Statue from Space
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From many worlds have come the strange curiosities contained in the big Interplanetary Museum...
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- The Planeteers: Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood
Jon Ross; Vor Hol - Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Tommy finds a statue floating in space and brings it to his friend Jon's museum, not realizing it's actually a living creature who can telepathically control his friend's mind.
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #23 (1 de enero de 1954)
-
Operation Booby Trap
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller (credited as Lt. Jason Mallory)
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry
- Inks
- Raymond Perry
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #23 (1 de enero de 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This looks like a good program...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Vic
The Sailor on Horseback!
Vigilante / comic story / 7.5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop that sea-going cowhand! He's gone crazy!
- Genre
- adventure; superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Zobo the clown; Mr. Watts; John Crandel; Edith Crandel; Gaxton
- Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- The Vigilante goes on a sea voyage to recuperate from a wound. While at sea, the boat is hijacked by pirates and the Vigilante has to go into action. Fortunately there are horses on board...
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #23 (1 de enero de 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Someone left those signal flags there!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shorty
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Five Against Superman!
Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Novelty Mart -
2.
5 Against Superman!
Superman -
3.
["Whoopee! This is the real wild west!"]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum -
4.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
5.
Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!
Superman -
6.
Killers' Bodyguard!
Congo Bill -
7.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
8.
Now More Than Ever!
Action Comics -
9.
Superman Is on Television!
The Adventures of Superman -
10.
["Oh, Mom! Peggy and I are running away to get married..."]
Little Pete -
11.
Superman's Secret Message
Supermen of America -
12.
The Statue from Space
Tommy Tomorrow -
13.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
14.
Operation Booby Trap
-
15.
["This looks like a good program..."]
Varsity Vic -
16.
The Sailor on Horseback!
Vigilante -
17.
[no title indexed]
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
18.
["Someone left those signal flags there!"]
Shorty -
19.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles -
20.
[no title indexed]
Cracker Jack
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- John Censullo
- Keith Chandler
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- John Monagle
- John Pannozzi
- Tony R. Rose
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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