Action Comics #173
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- October 1952
- Page count
- 44
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/9964
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Issue contents
Cover
Superman's Invulnerable Foe!
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Art
- Win Mortimer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
1Featuring
- Feature
- Binky
- Genre
- Advocacy; teen
Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- Win Mortimer
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Ajax; "Dragon" Lang (villain)
Credits
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Notes
On page 11 of this story, Superman gives an address in front of a TV camera labelled "MTV."
3"Put this box of Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum in the vault..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Art
- Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
4Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
5"Can a tiger whip a bull?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Quick Quiz
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Script
- H. T. Elmo
- Art
- H. T. Elmo
- Letters
- H. T. Elmo
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #35 ([April 1953]) — Untitled
6Featuring
- Feature
- Out of This World; Necco
7Featuring
- Feature
- Congo Bill
- Genre
- Jungle
- Characters
- Congo Bill; Asmara
Credits
- Art
- Ed Smalle
Synopsis
Bill gets the Crown of Ahagg across the Sahara, despite being pursued by thieves.
8Featuring
- Feature
- The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
9Featuring
- Feature
- Here's Howie
10"Golly, what a mob at Finch's!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Sue
- Genre
- Humor
11Featuring
- Feature
- Supermen of America
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
12Featuring
- Feature
- Tommy Tomorrow
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Marty Miller; Dr. Lewes
Credits
- Art
- Jim Mooney
13Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Author
- Jack Miller [as Jack E. Miller]
- Art
- Raymond Perry
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Art credits submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
14"I'll pick Nancy up and off we'll go to the big dance!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
15Featuring
- Feature
- Wildroot Cream-Oil
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
16Featuring
- Feature
- Vigilante
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Vigilante; Stuff; Silver Saddle Gang (villains)
Credits
- Art
- Bob Brown
17"There's Bill Sawyer!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Varsity Vic
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
18Featuring
- Feature
- Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
19Featuring
- Feature
- Tootsie Roll
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On sale date from the on stand date reported in the Comic Magazine Publishing Report (George W. Dougherty, 1942 series) #129 (October 1952). On-sale date of September 1 in copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.