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Cover: Win Mortimer

Action Comics #166

Mar 1952 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Three Scoops of Death!", Vigilante and his loyal companion Stuff ride through the countryside, stumbling upon a sheriff’s murder that leads to a string of bank robberies. With the bank manager pleading for protection, Vigilante takes on the task—though even his best efforts can’t stop the crimes from escalating. Bob Brown handles both pencils and inks for the story, while Win Mortimer delivers the cover art for this 1952 DC classic.

Contains 7 stories
The Three Scoops of Death!
12 pp · Superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]Lex LuthorLois LanePerry White
Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
The Earth-Bound Planeteer!
5.67 pp · Adventure, Science Fiction
Colonel Tommy TomorrowDr. Jon KarthenCaptain Brent Wood
Mission to Malaya
5.67 pp · Adventure, Drama
Congo Bill [Chuck Wilson]Jason BrockFrankSteveJoe
Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
The Trickster of Deep River County!
7.67 pp · Adventure, Superhero
Vigilante [Greg Sanders]Stuff, the Chinatown KidMr. WiltonJeffries

In "The Trickster of Deep River County!" from Action Comics #166, Vigilante and his partner Stuff ride through the countryside and stumble upon a shocking scene: a man gunning down a sheriff. When they apprehend him, they uncover stolen bank money—part of a string of recent robberies. Though the bank manager begs Vigilante to guard their branches, even with his guidance, the heists keep happening, leaving the vigilante and his partner one step behind a clever, elusive foe.

Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $119
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $2,018
CGC 8.5 · 5 in census $1,399
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $1,097*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $880*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $731*
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $530
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CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $530*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $446*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $424*
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $362*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $315*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $280*
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $201*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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CGC 2.5 $174.99 CBCS $400 CGC 7 $525 Action Comics # 166 $300
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Full credits

artist, inker Bob Brown
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

Reprints

Reprinted in Superman #69 (1953), The Hundred Comic Monthly #9 (1957), Century Comic #79 (1963), Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), Supermán #14

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