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Issue: Action Comics #170
Publication Date: July 1952
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Issues: #170 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/26/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 20 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600, 700)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Mad Artist of Metropolis

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: Great Scott! Superman protecting criminals!
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Buzzy Scoffs at "That Deep, Dark Secret!"

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Genres: opinion, teen
Feature(s): Buzzy
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The Mad Artist of Metropolis!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Paul McKenzie; Dr. Hugo Renaldo; Dr. Igor Haan; Dr. Phillips
First Line: See! Just as in my painting that people said was mad!
Synopsis: Lois drags Clark off to cover an exhibit at the Metropolis Art Galleries. Once a greatly admired painter, Paul McKenzie has suffered a mental breakdown and is now painting scenes which people consider ridiculous and impossible, such as a patch of summer in the middle of a winter landscape. Superman helps him regain his confidence by creating scenarios which mirror the paintings.
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Champion Larry Yogi Berra Sparks Yankees!

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Genres: sports
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Turns Terrific Clout Into Out!

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Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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The Great Brain of Space!

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Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Dr. Willis Lorner
First Line: It is said that no man can predict the future!
Synopsis: Dr. Willis Lorner tells a commander of the Planeteers that he has build a great electronic calculator which can predict future events. Tommy and Brent are dispatched to Pallas to investigate. There, the brain predicts Tommy's death on a certain date, and the imminent destruction of Pallas. Tommy reveals it to have been a scheme by two criminals to plunder the riches of Pallas after evacuation.
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Feature(s): Riddle Me This; Necco
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Feature(s): Popsicle
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Is the safari ready to start?
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Genres: humorous
First Line: I had a great time today at Mindy's...
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The Gold That Changed to Lead!

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Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Pete; Ward
First Line: Can one element possibly change into another...
Synopsis: Bill exposes gold thieves who are using a camouflaged air strip.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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Push-Pedal Vacation

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Art credits submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
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The King of Handcuffs!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Vigilante [Greg Sander]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Dod Horton; The Cactus Kid (crook); "Rattler" Reed (crook)
First Line: Never before has the valiant Vigilante met up with such a strange lawbreaker...
Synopsis: In the Montana Hills, Dod Horton gloats over his collection of handcuffs used during the arrest of famous outlaws. In getting further items for the collection, he endangers the lives of Vigilante and Stuff, before finally being brought to justice.
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Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Feature(s): Schwinn
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Everyone here?
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Superman's Secret Message

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Feature(s): Supermen of America
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The Craziest Pair in History

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Feature(s): The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
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Feature(s): Thom McAn
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