Cover: Win Mortimer

Action Comics #170

Jul 1952 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Mad Artist of Metropolis!”

In "The Mad Artist of Metropolis!", Dr. Willis Lorner claims his electronic calculator can foresee the future, prompting Tommy and Brent to investigate a mysterious threat on the distant planet Pallas. With Curt Swan’s crisp art and Edmond Hamilton’s sharp storytelling, this 1952 classic blends sci-fi suspense and planetary intrigue, all wrapped in Win Mortimer’s striking cover.

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artist Curt Swan · writer Edmond Hamilton · inker Ray Burnley · cover Win Mortimer

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artist Curt Swan

writer Edmond Hamilton

inker Ray Burnley

cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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Dr. Willis Lorner tells a commander of the Planeteers that he has build a great electronic calculator which can predict future events. Tommy and Brent are dispatched to Pallas to investigate. There, the brain predicts Tommy's death on a certain date, and the imminent destruction of Pallas. Tommy reveals it to have been a scheme by two criminals to plunder the riches of Pallas after evacuation.

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