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Action Comics #165 (of 1000000)

The Man Who Conquered Superman
February 29th, 1952

Action Comics #165 (of 904)

The Man Who Conquered Superman
February 29th, 1952

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165 (of 904)
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The Man Who Conquered Superman
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Cover date:
February 29th, 1952
Store date:
December 19th, 1951
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  1. Be Yourself -- Your Best Self!: (teen public service message from Buzzy Brown)
  2. The Man Who Conquered Superman!: (Superman / written by Bill Finger, Reprinted in Superman Annual #4.) Superman creates a false identity of a man from mercury, even using dummies and ventriloquism to stage a fight between him and his new persona, all to unmask a new crime czar who turns out to be the mayor's assistant.
  3. The Bank of the Future: (Tommy Tomorrow)
  4. Captain Tootsie: (comic strip ad for Tootsie Rolls)
  5. Blind Man's Bluff: (Congo Bill)
  6. Varsity Vic: (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff)
  7. He Challenged The Unkown: (text story)
  8. The Second Vigilante: (Vigilante)
  9. Shorty: (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff)
  10. Jerry the Jitterbug: (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff)

"For the Shock of the Year, Read 'The Man Who Conquered Superman'!"

"Ride Thrilling Western Trails with the Vigilante"

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