Action Comics, #186
Published: November 1953
Cover
Reviews
Posts About This Issue
No discussions yet.
Issue Contents:
The Haunted Superman!
"Buildings toppling... lives in danger... can this be the disaster that has been giving me nightmares?"
Characters
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Colors: Jack Adler
United Nations Day -- October 24th
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Haunted Superman!
"What terrible thing is going to happen?"
Storyline
Superman searches his memory all the way back to babyhood on Krypton and discovers that Jor-El predicted a major catastrophe would face Earth in the very near future. A great dark star is streaking towards the solar system and its gravitational pull is speeding up Earth's rotation which for some reason gives everybody on Earth super powers. He tries to bring things back to normal but the Earth people try to stop him.
Characters
- Jor-El (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Ma Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Pa Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Lois Lane (mainstream Universe)
- Lara (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Perry White (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Featuring Schwinn
"I need money for my date tonight with Ellen."
Characters
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Superman's Secret Message
Featuring Supermen of America
Suicide Safari!
"You gave your word to duplicate the dead writer's next feat..."
Storyline
Bill agrees to perform a series of stunts that lead him to rescue a kidnapped geologist.
Characters
- Congo Bill (mainstream Universe)
- Robert Ford
- Drago
Credits
- Pencils: Ed Smalle
- Inks: Ed Smalle
- Script: Jack Miller
"I can't find him!"
Characters
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Hotrods of Space!
"It's those young hot-jet speeders again..."
Storyline
Young speedsters are just as much of a problem in 2054, except that their recklessness now occurs in the space lanes. Tommy and Brent are assigned to put an end to the menace.
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow (mainstream Universe)
- Captain Brent Wood (mainstream Universe)
- John Vince
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Jim Mooney
Story Notes
Formerly credited to Otto Binder, but not in Binder's records as printed in Alter Ego 147.
Featuring Scripto
The Atom Goes to Sea
Credits
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
- Script: W. J. Miller, QMC, USN
For the Thrill of Your Life!
Storyline
House ad for Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (DC, 1952 series) #12.
Characters
- Rex the Wonder Dog (mainstream Universe)
The Race to Old Forge!
"Thunderaton! I'll be crushed to death!"
Storyline
The Vigilante and Stuff uncover the forces behind the fatal accidents which occur during a cross-country race run by vintage roadsters.
Characters
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid (mainstream Universe)
- The Vigilante (mainstream Universe)
- Greg Sanders (mainstream Universe)
- Tri-State Gang
- Andy (racer)
Credits
- Script: Dick Wood (uncertain)
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Featuring Littleton Stamp Co.
Story Notes
Back cover.