Action Comics, #180

Published: May 1953

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Action Comics #180

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Issue Contents:
The Super-Telethon!
1 page superhero

"Wait'll Superman hears what stunt I want him to do!"

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by Honor House Products Corp. Inside front cover.

The Super-Telethon
Story 2 12 pages superhero

"What's that, Miss?"

Storyline

Superman agrees to perform requests for super stunts on a televised charity marathon. One caller asks for him to swallow a bomb on camera, and is told he will as soon as the chainsaw cuts him in half! A gang of crooks try to get him to locate the missing loot of their dead boss.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • The Syndicate of Five (villains)
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

Story 3 1 page children

"Here's the maze of mirrors, Pud..."

Credits
Editorial Advisory Board

Featuring Superman DC National Comics

Story 4 1 page
Story Notes

Includes illustration of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

Story 5 1 page humor

"I'm convinced there are people on Mars."

Superman's Secret Message

Featuring Supermen of America

Story 6 0 pages superhero
Story Notes

Superman's Secret Message and coupon to join.

The Outlaw King of the Congo
Story 7 6 pages adventure; jungle

"Congo Bill will find that rhinoceros easy game compared to me..."

Storyline

Bill helps an old man escape the clutches of Kisumu, a diamond caravan raider.

Characters
  • Congo Bill
  • Kisumu
  • Mason
  • Hassid
Credits
Story 8 0 pages
Story 9 2 pages humor

"Vic! See if you can find little Alvy."

The Easter Island of Space!
Story 10 6 pages adventure; science fiction

"Why - - Why, it's impossible!"

Storyline

Tommy and Brent accompany Dr. Garrow and his assistant Kaimes into an uncharted territory of space. Upon arrival they find three moons in the sky, each carved with a gigantic face.

Characters
  • Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
  • Captain Brent Wood
  • Dr. John Garrow
  • John Kaimes
  • Tarnach
  • Karrul
  • Dorn
Credits
Superman Is on Television!
Story 11 0 pages superhero
From Caveman to Swing
Story 12 2 pages non-fiction
The Line of Stars

Featuring Superman DC National Comics

Story 13 1 page
The Lawman Without a Friend
Story 14 8 pages adventure; superhero

"V - Vigilante! Yuh can't be serious!"

Storyline

The Vigilante and Stuff save an old acquaintance from outlaws, and find they have ridden into the nearby town's fun fest. The Vigilante sets about enforcing defunct, yet still on the statute books, laws, such as a mail delivery man carrying a gun on his rounds and another for whistling on the street after sundown, and so on. Stuff learns that he has had these men locked up for their own protection, as each had previously assisted him in capturing a notorious outlaw who has recently escaped from jail and is seeking revenge.

Characters
  • The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
  • Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
  • Jeb Harper
  • Reed Fowler
Credits
Story 15 1 page
Buzzy Gets Tips on Choosing a Profession!
Story 16 1 page advocacy; teen
Credits
Story Notes

On the inside back cover.

Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.