Action Comics #177

(February 1953)

Superboy Talks About... "The Holiday Spirit!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Anti-Superman Weapon (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton ?

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; The General; Perry White

Synopsis

The General uses weapons designed by the Nazis but never completed to conduct daring robberies.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Pardon me. You look like a decent sort of chap...

Genre

humor

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

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Tops in Comics! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Superboy; Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Jack Liebowitz

Letters

typeset

I Rode with the Outlaw Cameleers (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Miss Calhoun; Culgara; the cameleers

Synopsis

Bill captures a group of caravan raiders, using kittens to frighten their camels.

Reprints

• in All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic (K. G. Murray, 1957 ? series) #6 ([April 1958])

Keywords

Aswan; camels; deserts; disguises; el Farafa Oasis; Libya; Persian cats; stereotyping of Arabs; the Nile River; World Wide Insurance Company

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.67 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

Everybody's going to this costume ball...

Genre

humor

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

The Children 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

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Peril at the South Pole (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Art credits submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Private 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

Pete, run over and pick up three cases of eggs...

Genre

humor; military

Reprints

• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #44 ([January 1954] ?)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Five Bandannas for Vigilante (Table of Contents: 18)

Vigilante / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Wood ?

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vigilante; Stuff; Black Diamond Gang; Big Ben Dyke (villain)

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

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

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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