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ACTION COMICS #53
Cover Date: October 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1952-08-15
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Burnley
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Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | John Sikela |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Perry White
- Lois Lane
- Sgt. Casey
Villain(s):
- Night Owl and his gang (first appearance of all; uses a Blackout mist to cover his robberies)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman: The Action Comics Archives #4 (2004)
- The Superman Chronicles #10 (2012)
- Superman: Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2016)
- Superman: The Golden Age #5 (2020)
Credits:
| Pencils | Mort Meskin |
| Inks | George Roussos |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Vigilante (next in Leading Comics #4/All-Star Squadron #56)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Rainbow Man (in between issues #49/2 and #60/2)
- Rainbow Man's gang (spring him from prison)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Louis Cazenueve |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Japanese Air Force (first appearance of all)
Location(s):
- Pacific Ocean
Comment(s):
- The Three Aces have probably joined the Navy Air Force.
Credits:
| Story | Joseph Greene |
| Art | Bernard Baily |
| Lettering | Bernard Baily |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Samuel Tilzer (first appearance; attempts to sabotage work at his movie studio; dies)
Location(s):
- Hollywood, CA
Credits:
| Story | Fred Ray |
| Art | Fred Ray |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Snake-Eyes (first appearance; a gang leader who breaks jail and heads for Africa to set himself up as a king; dies)
Location(s):
- Africa
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Joseph Sulman |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Zatara the Magician (last in Young All-Stars Annual #1; also in flashback in Young All-Stars #27)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY