Action Comics #163

(December 1951)

Enter Here -- If You Dare! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Girl of Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Aaah...Deep in the wild jungles of Venus!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Susan Semple [The Girl of Tomorrow]; Lois Lane; Professor Weirton; Perry White; Mr. Rollins

Synopsis

Susan Semple, a receptionist at the Daily Planet, dreams of being romantically involved with Superman. Lois is sent to interview madcap scientist Professor Weirton, but returns denouncing his wild yarn about a cabinet which can change people into super-beings. In desperation, Susan visits him and is subjected to the experimental process. This transforms her into a magnificent mental and physical specimen, and her first aimis to get Superman to marry her.

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Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Royal Desserts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Junkman of Space! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

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Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Fischetti

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the world of 2951, Joe Wilson stills works at the ancient trade of salvaging...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Joe Wilson

Synopsis

Tommy and Brent are caught in a space vortex, and all looks hopeless until a salvage cruiser pulls them to safety. This belongs to the so-called "Junkman of Space", Joe Wilson. He brings them to his planet and fixes up their ship. He then shows them a group of older vessels which he has salvaged and reconstructed.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #19 ([April 1958])

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Out of This World; Necco / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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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)

The Bandit Ghost! (Table of Contents: 11)

Congo Bill / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Do you believe in ghosts...

Genre

adventure; drama; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Ghost of Hidalgo; Duke of Floro; Jose

Synopsis

Bill exposes an extortion ring in a small Italian village.

Reprints

• in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1953 series) #3/1954 (mai 1954)

Keywords

cutlasses; disguises; dogs; ghosts; Muella (Italian island); treasure chests

Talking Cats (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Barber

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Art credits per Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

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Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 2 pages (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'll get two dollars for watching Melvin this afternoon...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #122 (July 1958)

Getting an Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Strangest Posse in the World! (Table of Contents: 15)

Vigilante / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

There wasn't a cowpoke in Banner City who'd ride herd for rancher Parker...

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Vigilante[Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Duke Parker; Dod Summers

Synopsis

Duke Parker has been unable to get help to make his cattle drive to market since a band of raiders attacked the herd. But Vigilante gathers together an oddball group of cowpokes and leads the beef to market, in the process exposing Parker's supposed friend and neighbor Dod Summers as the leader of the outlaws.

Captain Tootsie Bags Mountain Lion (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Private Pete / comic story / 1 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

Gee, it looks pretty!

Genre

humor; military

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

Otto Graham (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)