Action Comics, #163
Published: December 1951
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Issue Contents:
The Girl of Tomorrow
"Wait, Superman!"
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Susan Semple [The Girl of Tomorrow]
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Colors: Jack Adler
Enter Here -- If You Dare!
Featuring House of Mystery
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Girl of Tomorrow
"Aaah...Deep in the wild jungles of Venus!"
Storyline
Susan Semple, a receptionist at the Daily Planet, dreams of being romantically involved with Superman. Lois is sent to interview madcap scientist Professor Weirton, but returns denouncing his wild yarn about a cabinet which can change people into super-beings. In desperation, Susan visits him and is subjected to the experimental process. This transforms her into a magnificent mental and physical specimen, and her first aimis to get Superman to marry her.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Susan Semple [The Girl of Tomorrow]
- Lois Lane
- Professor Weirton
- Perry White
- Mr. Rollins
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
The Junkman of Space!
"In the world of 2951, Joe Wilson stills works at the ancient trade of salvaging..."
Storyline
Tommy and Brent are caught in a space vortex, and all looks hopeless until a salvage cruiser pulls them to safety. This belongs to the so-called "Junkman of Space", Joe Wilson. He brings them to his planet and fixes up their ship. He then shows them a group of older vessels which he has salvaged and reconstructed.
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
- Brent Wood
- Joe Wilson
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: John Fischetti
Out of This World
"I-it's spooky in this old haunted house!"
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
Sold by Fleer.
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
The Bandit Ghost!
Talking Cats
Credits
- Script: Frank Barber
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
Story Notes
Art credits per Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
"I'll get two dollars for watching Melvin this afternoon..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Getting an Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory
The Strangest Posse in the World!
"There wasn't a cowpoke in Banner City who'd ride herd for rancher Parker..."
Storyline
Duke Parker has been unable to get help to make his cattle drive to market since a band of raiders attacked the herd. But Vigilante gathers together an oddball group of cowpokes and leads the beef to market, in the process exposing Parker's supposed friend and neighbor Dod Summers as the leader of the outlaws.
Characters
- Vigilante[Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Duke Parker
- Dod Summers
Captain Tootsie Bags Mountain Lion
Storyline
Captain Tootsie captures a mountain lion that has been killing Farmer Jones's sheep.
Characters
- Captain Tootsie
- Rollo
- Farmer Jones
Story Notes
On the page between page 3 and page 4 of the previous story sequence.
"Gee, it looks pretty!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Otto Graham
Story Notes
Back cover.