Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #193

Cover Date: June 1954
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1954-04-28

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer

Story: "The Golden Superman!" (10 Pages) Superman

Credits:

Art	Al Plastino
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (temporarily acquires a "Midas touch")

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Beetles Brogan (first appearance; tricks Superman into turning his house into gold)

Other Character(s):

Professor Hopkins (first appearance; an expert on metals)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Comment(s):

This story takes place on a Sunday.

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Second Story: "No Guns for Congo Bill!" (6 Pages) Congo Bill

Credits:

Art	Ed Smalle
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill

Supporting Character(s):

Janu the Jungle Boy

Villain(s):

Two criminals (first appearance for both)

Location(s):

India

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Third Story: "The Living Toys!" (8 Pages) Tommy Tomorrow

Credits:

Art	Jim Mooney
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood

Other Character(s):

Dr. Martin Vair (first appearance; a scientist who builds an interdimensional transport)

Carol Vair (first appearance; Dr. Vair's daughter)

Location(s):

Another dimension (first appearance; populated by gigantic humans)

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Fourth Story: "The Broadway Posse!" (8 Pages) Vigilante

Credits:

Story	Dick Wood
Art	Howard Sherman
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff

Villain(s):

Harry Ames (first appearance; a crook who uses well-wishing vigilantes to round up his criminal competition)

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #228 (March-April 1975)

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