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Action Comics#178
Cover: Win Mortimer & Win Mortimer
Action Comics #178
“The Sandman of Crime!”
A criminal sells hypnosis sessions to failed crooks, hoping to improve their self confidence. When Superman shows up in disguise, he hires him to impersonate himself, so he can sell dreams of defeating Superman.
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Cast · 12 characters
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writer Alvin Schwartz
artist Wayne Boring
inker Stan Kaye
cover pencils Win Mortimer
cover inks Win Mortimer
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A criminal sells hypnosis sessions to failed crooks, hoping to improve their self confidence. When Superman shows up in disguise, he hires him to impersonate himself, so he can sell dreams of defeating Superman.
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