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ACTION COMICS #166
Cover Date: March 1952
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1952-01-28
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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer
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Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger (?) |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Assistant editing | Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in issue #165; next in Superman Vol. 1 #75)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in issue #165; next in Superman Vol. 1 #75)
- Perry White (last in issue #165; next in Superman Vol. 1 #75/3)
Villain(s):
- Lex Luthor (last in Superman Vol. 1 #74; next in issue #167)
- Luthor's gang
- bank robbers
- a Perry White robot (first appearance; created by Luthor)
Other Character(s):
- Cyrus Wilson (first appearance; a civic leader; creates the Wilson Award for the bravest reporter of the year)
- various reporters
- Mr. Stone (first appearance; assistant editor in chief of the Daily Planet)
- Daily Planet staffers (Edwards named)
Location(s):
- Mexico
- Pixactl (first appearance; a village threatened by a volcano)
- United States of America
Credits:
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | John Fischetti |
| Assistant editing | Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Tommy Tomorrow (temporarily aged 20-30 years and forced into a desk job; in between issues #165/2 and #167/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Brent Wood (in between issues #165/2 and #167/2)
Villain(s):
- Dr. Jon Karthen (first appearance; a renegade scientist and wanted murderer; uses Dr. Shane's age-ray machine to make himself younger)
Other Character(s):
- various pilots
- Planeteers (including veterans working as space traffic controllers, some seen in flashbacks)
- Planeteer commander
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Dr. Shane (first mentioned; deceased; creator of the age-ray; a scientist killed by Dr. Karthen)
Location(s):
- Mercury (in flashback)
- Earth
- Planeteer Headquarters
- Mars
- the Volcanic Moon of Jupiter (in flashback)
- Planetoid X (mentioned)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Miller |
| Art | Ed Smalle |
| Assistant editing | Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Congo Bill (also undercover as "Check Wilson," a wanted criminal; in between issues #165/2 and #167/3)
Villain(s):
- Jason Brock (first appearance; runs a rubber plantation that is a front for a secret hideout for criminals}
- Brock's henchmen (first appearance for all; Joe, Steve and Frank named)
Other Character(s):
- British police officers (first appearance for all; also in flashback)
Location(s):
- an island 50 miles off the coast of Malaya
Credits:
| Art | Bob Brown |
| Assistant editing | Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- an unidentified bank robber
- Jeffries (first appearance; a bank examiner, behind a number of robberies)
Other Character(s):
- a sheriff (first appearance)
- Mr. Wilton (first appearance; executive for a chain of banks)
- Mr. Potter (first appearance; Center Street bank manager)
- various other bank staff (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Deep River County (first appearance)