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Action Comics 53

ACTION COMICS #53

Cover Date: October 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1952-08-15

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Burnley


Story: "The Man Who Put Out the Sun!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsJohn Sikela
InksGeorge Roussos
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White
Lois Lane
Sgt. Casey

Villain(s):

Night Owl and his gang (first appearance of all; uses a Blackout mist to cover his robberies)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Superman's Mountain Retreat

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The Action Comics Archives #4 (2004)
The Superman Chronicles #10 (2012)
Superman: Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2016)
Superman: The Golden Age #5 (2020)


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Second Story: "The Blackout Blues!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsMort Meskin
InksGeorge Roussos
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante (next in Leading Comics #4/All-Star Squadron #56)

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff

Villain(s):

Rainbow Man (in between issues #49/2 and #60/2)
Rainbow Man's gang (spring him from prison)
Dictionary (in between issues #49/2 and #60/2)
Jellybean Jones (first appearance)
Shakes (first appearance; in between issues #48/2 and #60/2)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Third Story: "Wings Over the Pacific!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtLouis Cazenueve
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Three Aces
Fog Fortune
Gunner Bill
Whistler Will

Villain(s):

Japanese Air Force (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Pacific Ocean

Comment(s):

The Three Aces have probably joined the Navy Air Force.


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Fourth Story: "Americommando and the Cinema Saboteur!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoseph Greene
ArtBernard Baily
LetteringBernard Baily
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Mister America

Supporting Character(s):

Fatman

Villain(s):

Samuel Tilzer (first appearance; attempts to sabotage work at his movie studio; dies)

Location(s):

Hollywood, CA


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Fifth Story: "The Man Who Played King!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryFred Ray
ArtFred Ray
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill

Villain(s):

Snake-Eyes (first appearance; a gang leader who breaks jail and heads for Africa to set himself up as a king; dies)

Location(s):

Africa


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Sixth Story: "Crooks -- Handle With Care!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtJoseph Sulman
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Zatara the Magician (last in Young All-Stars Annual #1; also in flashback in Young All-Stars #27)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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