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Action Comics (1938) #179

DC 1938–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Apr 1953

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About this issue

Action Comics #179 (1938) is issue #179 of DC's Action Comics (1938–2011), with a cover date of April 1953. Written by Henry Boltinoff and Bill Woolfolk and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Wayne Boring, Bob Brown and others.

Creators

Writers
Henry Boltinoff, Bill Woolfolk
Pencillers
Henry Boltinoff, Wayne Boring, Bob Brown, Jim Mooney, Ed Smalle
Inkers
Henry Boltinoff, Bob Brown, Stan Kaye, Jim Mooney, Ed Smalle
Letterer
Henry Boltinoff
Cover artist
Win Mortimer

The stories

“Super Manor!”

Superman is invited to pay a visit to hundreds of small communities during National Town Week. At one of these, the crowd clamors for him to come and live amongst them, but he declines, explaining how disruptive having him in close proximity would be. Nevertheless, they persist, so he chooses one spot - Mapleville. As predicted, Superman's presence causes major upheavals to all facets of rural community life, and the inhabitants ask him to leave.

“I Mined for Diamonds and Death!”

Bill foils a diamond stealing plot.

“The Secret of Adventure Moon”

Tommy and Brent are dispatched to investigate potential crimes at Adventure Moon, a theme park specializing in offering thrills and adventure, all carefully controlled so as to cause no harm. But the owner is crooked, and sends the pair of Planeteers along a trail filled with mortal dangers.

“Mountie for a Day”

In Edmonton, Canada, The Vigilante and Stuff are guests at an exhibition of skills demonstrated by members of the R.C.M.P. While a temporary honorary member of Troop 6, Vigilante helps his cohort to pursue a gang of fur thieves using hollowed out logs to float them down river.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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