Action Comics
#167
(April 1952)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 44
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-02-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Machines of Crime
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
- Reprints
-
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #12 -
in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #11/1953 (1953) [changed] which is reprinted -
in Superman in Action Comics (Abbeville Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
-
in Indexer Notes
Keith Chandler: Art credit is given to Mortimer, but compare this with the work he was doing on Batman at the same time. Unless he was tracing Wayne Boring's characters this is surely Wayne Boring pencils with Stan Kaye inks
Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Machines of Crime!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A new kind of crime wave sweeps Metropolis!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Dr. Allen; Professor Nero; Lex Luthor (cameo)
- Synopsis
- A number of patchwork-colored spheres appear above the streets of Metropolis and proceed to rob a bank. Clark sees the report on the teletype and flies over to investigate, but finds no trace of them within a hundred miles. Apparently the only thing missing from the bank is pennies. Eventually the spheres are discovered to be extra-terrestrial in origin and their plan is to steal radium in order to produce rocket fuel.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
writer credit 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
- Gee! A new boy!
- Genre
- children
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That was a neat movie, Jerry!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jerry; Nancy
- Reprints
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #134 (January 1960)
-
[no title indexed]
Susie / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello! I'd like to see the boss!
- Genre
- humor
The Man Who Stopped Space-Flight!
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One century from now, we will take space travel for granted.
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Dr. Graham Landon
- Synopsis
- Dr. Graham Landon preaches space isolationism and invents a machine which nullifies the atomic motors of spaceships, and thus prevent interaction with other worlds. Tommy and Brent manage to reverse the effects, and inter-planetary travel is resumed. They visit Landon with an official directive to confiscate anything in his home - walls, food, shoes, televisor devices - that is not solely of Earth origin. He finally admits the error of his views
Indexer Notes
Inks originally credited to John Fischetti.
[no title indexed]
Quick Quiz / cartoon / 0.75 page
- Script
- Horace Elmo (signed)
- Pencils
- Horace Elmo (signed)
- Inks
- Horace Elmo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Horace Elmo (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is the oldest form of code communication...
- Genre
- non-fiction
The King of the Bandits!
Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From the ancient Egyptian port of Alexandria to Wadi Halfa...
- Genre
- adventure; drama; jungle
- Characters
- Congo Bill; Captain Traifa; Horak [Hassid the Outlaw King]; Ahmed; Khafa
- Synopsis
- Bill pursues a jewel thief posing as a photographer.
- Keywords
- Alexandria; camels; canteens; Egypt; jeeps; jewels; maps; motion picture cameras; stereotyping of Arabs; treasure chests
Indexer Notes
script credit from Craig Delich
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Deliver these and come right back.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Vic; Fran
- Reprints
- in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #15 (February 1960)
-
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Includes a plug for A Date for Judy on ABC.
Happy Birthday to Girl Scouts
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- history
- Synopsis
- Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Girl Scouts, starting with their founder, Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low.
- Keywords
- girl scouts
The Outlaw Editor!
Vigilante / comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hopes ran high in Ridge Run City...
- Genre
- adventure; superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Black Baron [editor Bert Hawks]
- Synopsis
- Black Baron is on a criminal rampage around Ridge Run City. Greg and Stuff arrive to investigate, but (as Vigilante) he is outwitted and Black Baron escapes. Eventually the villain is revealed to be the crusading editor of the town newspaper, Bert Hawks, who had been using his respectable position to learn details of shipments and deliveries.
Indexer Notes
Keith Chandler: The art appears not to be by regular Bob Brown. There are a number of pencilling possibilities, including Curt Swan, who drew the Tommy Tomorrow story in this issue. But the layouts are very dynamic and no more definitive identification can be made.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Machines of Crime
Superman -
1.
Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"
Buzzy -
2.
The Machines of Crime!
Superman -
3.
["Gee! A new boy!"]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum -
4.
["That was a neat movie, Jerry!"]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
5.
["Hello! I'd like to see the boss!"]
Susie -
6.
[no title indexed]
Luden's Cough Drops -
7.
The Man Who Stopped Space-Flight!
Tommy Tomorrow -
8.
[no title indexed]
Vitalis Hair Cream -
9.
["What is the oldest form of code communication..."]
Quick Quiz -
10.
[no title indexed]
Out of This World; Necco -
11.
The King of the Bandits!
Congo Bill -
12.
Superman's Secret Message
Supermen of America -
13.
["Deliver these and come right back."]
Varsity Vic -
14.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
15.
Happy Birthday to Girl Scouts
-
16.
[no title indexed]
The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog -
17.
The Outlaw Editor!
Vigilante -
18.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
19.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chem. Co. -
20.
Draw Me
Art Instruction, Inc. -
21.
What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
Wheaties
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Keith Chandler
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Allen Ross
- Ramon Schenk
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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