Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #173

Cover Date: October 1952
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1952-09-03

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer
Colors: Jack Adler

Story: "Superman's Invulnerable Foe!" (12 Pages) Superman

Credits:

Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in World's Finest Comics #60; next in issue #174)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #78/2; next in issue #174)

Villain(s):

"Dragon" Lang (first appearance)

Location(s):

Metropolis

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Second Story: "Crown of Ahagg!" (6 Pages) Congo Bill

Credits:

Art	Ed Smalle
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (in between issues #172/2 and #174/2)

Villain(s):

Segreb

Location(s):

Africa

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Third Story: "The Death Ships from the Past!" (6 Pages) Tommy Tomorrow

Credits:

Art	Jim Mooney
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #172/3 and #174/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood (in between issues #172/3 and #174/3)

Villain(s):

ancient automated Martian weapons

Other Character(s):

Planeteers

Major Marty Miller (first appearance)

Dr. Lewes (first appearance)

Martians

Location(s):

Mars

Mars Base

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Fourth Story: "The Vigilante Museum!" (8 Pages) Vigilante

Credits:

Art	Bob Brown
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante (in between issues #172/4 and #174/4)

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff (in between issues #172/4 and #174/4)

Villain(s):

Silver Saddle Gang (first appearance for all; Andy named)

Other Character(s):

"Desert" Charlie (first appearance; owner of Vigilante Hall)

Location(s):

Craterville

Dry River

Red Valley

Vigilante Hall (first appearance; a museum dedicated to Vigilante)

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