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ACTION COMICS #185
Cover Date: October 1953
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1953-08-26
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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Plastino
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Credits:
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in World's Finest Comics #66; next in issue #186)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in World's Finest Comics #66; next in issue #186)
- Perry White (last in World's Finest Comics #66; next in issue #186)
Villain(s):
- Isaah Pendleton (first appearance; after a major collection of Superman photos are lost, and by some odd fluke of a meteor's radiation new photos of Superman can't be taken, buys up any pictures of Superman which he in turn destroys so he can set his on price for the rare remaining pictures)
Other Character(s):
- citizens of Metropolis
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Superman Hall of Trophies
Credits:
| Story | Jack Miller |
| Art | Ed Smalle |
| Editing | Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
Feature Character(s):
- Congo Bill (in between issues #184/2 and #186/2)
Villain(s):
- Robert Black (first appearance; cousin of Ernest Bigley; wants to kill Ernest as he is next in line for an inheritance; dies)
Other Character(s):
- Cecil (World-Wide Insurance Company employee)
- Ernest Bigley (first appearance; a writer who discovered a "Hidden City" in Tibet; beneficiary of a vast inheritance)
- villagers
Location(s):
- Tibet
- United Kingdom
- London, England
- World-Wide Insurance Company
- London, England
Credits:
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Editing | Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
Feature Character(s):
- Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #184/3 and #186/3)
Supporting Character(s):
- Brent Wood (in between issues #184/3 and #186/3)
Villain(s):
- Eldred Tharn (first appearance)
- Tharn's cohorts (first appearance for all)
Other Character(s):
- Dr. Malden (deceased; first mentioned; created a secret weapon)
- Natives on Saturn's Dark Moon (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Asteroid 22 (first appearance)
- Saturn
- Saturn's Dark Moon
Credits:
| Art | Ramona Fradon (?) |
| Editing | Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Mr. Deems (first appearance; a lawyer, attempting to take ownership of Get-Rich Creek)
- unidentified hired hands (first appearance for both)
Other Character(s):
- Joyce Terrill (first appearance; inherited Get-Rich Creek from her late uncle, Jack Terrill)
- Dave Ellison (first appearance; former partner of Jack Terrill)
Location(s):
- Get-Rich Creek (first appearance)