Cover of The Super-Telethon / The Outlaw King of the Congo / The Easter Island of Space! / The Lawman Without a Friend

Action Comics
Action Comics (1938)
The Super-Telethon / The Outlaw King of the Congo / The Easter Island of Space! / The Lawman Without a Friend

Issue

The Super-Telethon / The Outlaw King of the Congo / The Easter Island of Space! / The Lawman Without a Friend

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Description

During a televised charity marathon, Superman takes live super-stunt requests from viewers. When one caller asks him to swallow a live bomb on camera and a criminal gang tries to use the broadcast to coax him into revealing their dead boss's hidden loot, the event turns dangerous fast.

Issue Details

Series

Action Comics (1938)

Issue Number

#180

Release Date

March 20, 1953

Cover Price

$0.10

Cover Date

May 1953

Page Count

44 pages

Series Details

Title

Action Comics

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1938 - 2011

Issues Count

867

Genres

Slice of Life, War, Historical, Superhero, Sports, Crime, Western, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Anthro, Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy

Format

Standard

Age Rating

12+

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

Bob Brown

Bob Brown

Penciller, Inker

Edwin Smalle

Penciller, Inker

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Ira Schnapp

Ira Schnapp

Letterer

Jack Adler

Jack Adler

Colorist

Jack Schiff

Jack Schiff

Writer

Jim Mooney

Jim Mooney

Penciller, Inker

Ray Thompson

Penciller, Inker

Stan Kaye

Stan Kaye

Inker

Wayne Boring

Wayne Boring

Penciller

Whitney Ellsworth

Whitney Ellsworth

Editor

William Woolfolk

William Woolfolk

Writer

Characters

Buzzy Brown

Buzzy Brown

Buzzy Brown

Lois Lane

Lois Lane

Lois Joanne Lane

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Tommy Tomorrow

Tommy Tomorrow

Thomas Tomorrow

Vigilante

Vigilante

Greg Saunders

Brent Wood

Brent Wood

Brent Wood

Congorilla

Congorilla

William Glenmorgan

Professor Eureka

Professor Eureka

Stuff

Stuff

Jimmy Leong

Varsity Vic

Varsity Vic

Vic

Teams

Daily Planet

Daily Planet

WMET-TV

WMET-TV

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