Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #176

Cover Date: January 1953
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1952-11-26

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer

Story: "Muscles for Money" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Al Plastino
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Perry White

Villain(s):

Million-Dollar Marvin (first appearance)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Comment(s):

Lois and Clark have an "engagement party" to help set a trap to catch Marvin, but it may be their anniversary of their marriage instead.

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Second Story: "The Man-Eater of Mandalao!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jack Miller
Art	Ed Smalle
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill

Villain(s):

Ivory smugglers (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Mingo (first appearance; a tame tiger framed for murder)

Location(s):

India

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Third Story: "The End of The Planeteers!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Jim Mooney
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood

Villain(s):

Morris (first appearance; tries to pass off a "matter-radio" teleportation system to replace spaceships)

Location(s):

Earth

Mars

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Fourth Story: "The Impossible Legend" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Dick Wood
Art	Bob Brown
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff

Villain(s):

Three outlaws (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Red Valley Junction (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

Action Comics #403 (August 1971)

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