Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #178

Cover Date: March 1953
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1953-01-28

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer

Story: "The Sandman of Crime!" (12 Pages) Superman

Credits:

Story	Al Schwartz
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in issue #177; next in Superman Vol. 1 #81; takes the name "Harry Denver" to infiltrate a criminal enterprise))

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in issue #177; next in Superman Vol. 1 #81)

Villain(s):

Professor Sands (first appearance; develops a system to hypnotize criminals and bolster their confidence)

Bix Malloy (first appearance; an underworld gunman)

Butch Langdon (first appearance; a petty thief)

Mousey Cole (first appearance; a depressed criminal)

various unidentified criminals

Other Character(s):

citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis

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Second Story: "Congorilla!" (6 Pages) Congo Bill

Credits:

Art	Ed Smalle
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (in between issues #177/2 and #179/2)

Other Character(s):

Congorilla (first appearance; a 12 foot tall gorilla, not to be confused with the golden gorilla Congorilla)

Clarence Goodwin(first appearance; a Hollywood producer)

scouts (first appearance for all; Mike and Joe named)

Jim (first appearance; a World-Wide INsurance employee)

Location(s):

French Equatorial Africa

Gabon

Libreville

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Third Story: "The Problem Pet from Space!" (6 Pages) Tommy Tomorrow

Credits:

Story	Edmond Hamilton (?)
Art	Jim Mooney
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #177/3 and #179/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood (in between issues #177/3 and #179/3)

Villain(s):

The Moon Bandit Mob (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Planeteers (including Commander)

Gloop (first appearance; a rare, metal eating creature)

Location(s):

Earth

Interplanetary Zoo

Planeteer Headquarters

Mars

an unidentified planetoid

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Fourth Story: "The Outlaw Stallion" (8 Pages) Vigilante

Credits:

Art	Bob Brown
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante (in between issues #177/4 and #179/4)

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff (in between issues #177/4 and #179/4)

Villain(s):

Black Andy (first appearance; dies)

his gang (Jed named)

Rustler (first appearance; his horse)

Other Character(s):

Sheriff Dodds (first appearance)

his posse (first appearance)

Location(s):

Butte, TX

Eagle Canyon Trail

Comment(s):

THe Vig-Cycle is destroyed.

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