Action Comics, #165
Published: February 1952
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Issue Contents:
The Man Who Conquered Superman!
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Krag the Mercurian
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
Buzzy Says: "Be Yourself -- Your Best Self!"
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
inside front cover
The Man Who Conquered Superman!
"From outer space, another Superman had come to Earth!"
Storyline
Clark is assigned to literally unmask the new Crime Czar. Another news story unfolds, when a spaceship evidently hailing from Mercury lands in Metropolis. From it emerges an almost exact duplicate of Superman, calling himself Krag. He proves to possess many of Superman's powers, including flight and super-strength. But Krag aligns himself with criminals, and he later gains an audience with the Crime Czar. Snatching off the mask, he is revealed to be the Mayor's assistant, Fleming. At this point Superman reveals that Krag was a robot which he operated remotely.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Krag the Mercurian (robot built by Superman)
- Crime Czar
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Fleming
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Out of This World
"The tail of a comet always points away..."
What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
"W-we're lost in this cave!!"
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
The Bank of the Future!
"The worlds of tomorrow have different native peoples, different customs..."
Storyline
One multiple planets, units of currency are different from those of Earth: the giant coins of Mercury, for example, or the tree money of Europa. The Solar System Bank stores many such for safe keeping, but there are rumors of instability. When Tommy checks with his friend, banker Jon Whitley, these rumors prove to be correct. Some currency continues to disappear.
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
- Captain Brent Wood
- Jon Whitley
- Noros of Mars
- Zirdo of Venus
- Marvin Norrel
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: John Fischetti
The Radar Rescue
Characters
Credits
- Script: C. C. Beck (uncertain)
- Pencils: C. C. Beck
- Inks: Pete Costanza
Blind Man's Bluff!
"No man is a match for the combined power of Congo Bill's keen eyes and quick mind!"
Storyline
Blinded in an accident, Bill is still determined to pursue the thieves of a map to uranium deposits.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Martin Hallock
- Brock
Credits
- Pencils: Ed Smalle
- Inks: Ed Smalle
- Script: Jack Miller
Story Notes
script credit from Craig Delich
"Miss Price asked me to get a volunteer to help out in the girls gym!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
He Challenged the Unknown
Characters
- Richard Francis Burton
Credits
- Script: Ben Galloway
The Second Vigilante!
"When a quirk of circumstance makes possible the most brazen fraud in western history..."
Storyline
Outlaw Luke Potter sees the Vigilante fall into a ravine and decides to take his Vig-Cycle and impersonate him. The brings him acclaim and riches. Meanwhile, Greg Sanders wakes up wearing an unfamiliar costume and with no idea of his crime-fighting activities.
Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Luke Potter [The fake Vigilante]
"But, Dad--" "No buts!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
"Stop! You thief!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Superman's Secret Message
Story Notes
Inside back cover.