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ACTION COMICS #163

Cover Date: December 1951
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1951-10-24

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer
Colors: Jack Adler


Story: "The Girl of Tomorrow" (10 Pages)
Superman

Credits:

PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #73/3; next in World's Finest Comics #55)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #73/3; next in World's Finest Comics #55)
Perry White (last in Superman Vol. 1 #73/3; next in World's Finest Comics #55)

Other Character(s):

Susan Semple (first appearance; Daily Planet switchboard operator, temporarily becomes "The Girl of Tomorrow")
Professor Weirton (first appearance)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet


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Second Story: "The Junkman of Space!" (6 Pages)
Tommy Tomorrow

Credits:

PencilsCurt Swan
InksJohn Fischetti
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #162/2 and #164/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood (in between issues #161/2 and #164/3)

Villain(s):

an unidentified alien race (first appearance for all; stealing iron from spaceships in the solar system)

Other Character(s):

Joe Wilson (first appearance; "The Junkman of Space;" refurbishes old and damaged spaceships)


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Third Story: "The Bandit Ghost!" (4 Pages)
Congo Bill

Credits:

ArtEd Smalle
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (in between issues #162/3 and #164/2)

Villain(s):

Jose (first appearance; the Duke of Floro's servant; poses as the Ghost of Hidalgo to extorr the villagers)

Other Character(s):

Duke of Floro (first appearance)
villagers

Location(s):

Italy


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Fourth Story: "The Strangest Posse in the World!" (8 Pages)
Vigilante

Credits:

ArtBob Brown
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Vigilante (in between issues #162/4 and #164/4)

Supporting Character(s):

Stuff (in between issues #162/4 and #164/4)

Location(s):

Banner City (first appearance)


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