| Issue | #178 |
| Published | January-February 1953 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | A. Moody |
| Notes | Editor credit taken from Statement of Ownership printed in this issue. |
| Characters | Nancy; Sluggo |
| Genre | humor |
| Notes | Editor credit taken from Statement of Ownership printed in this issue. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for men's and women's rings for $1.74 each plus postage. Harem Co., New York, N.Y. |
| Characters | Nancy |
| Synopsis | Bus stop; leaky faucet; ten below zero; Echo Valley |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Ernie Bushmiller |
| Pencils | Ernie Bushmiller |
| Inks | Ernie Bushmiller |
| Reprinted | from Nancy (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips. |
| Characters | Pud |
| Synopsis | Pud foils a bank robbery with his bubble gum. |
| Genre | children |
| Pencils | Ray Thompson (signed Ray T.) |
| Inks | Ray Thompson (signed Ray T.) |
| Notes | Ad in comic form for Fleer Dubble Bubble chewing gum. Frank H. Fleer Corp., Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Characters | Nancy; Sluggo |
| Notes | Promo for special two-year subscription to Tip Top Comics. 12 issues for $1.00. |
| Characters | Nancy; Sluggo |
| Synopsis | Ice fishing; waiting in line for Santa; snowball shooting gallery; looking for a funny show |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Ernie Bushmiller |
| Pencils | Ernie Bushmiller |
| Inks | Ernie Bushmiller |
| Reprinted | from Nancy (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips. |
| Characters | Der Captain; Der Inspector; Mama; Hans; Fritz |
| Synopsis | Hans and Fritz go on vacation. |
| Genre | humor; jungle |
| Script | R. Dirks |
| Pencils | R. Dirks |
| Inks | R. Dirks |
| Reprinted | from The Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips. |
| Characters | Clara Barton |
| Synopsis | Facts about the 3-cent International Red Cross stamp and biographical information about Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. |
| Genre | fact |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | About two-thirds of each page consists of classified-type ads for stamps to be sent on approval. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Statement of Ownership postal document for October 1, 1952. No circulation figures given. |
| Characters | Tarzan; The Hunter (villain) |
| Synopsis | After surviving an attempt to drown him by throwing him off a ship; Tarzan comes ashore on an unknown jungle that is the home of a white man known only as "The Hunter." He makes Tarzan the target of his next hunt. |
| Genre | jungle |
| Notes | Part of a continuing story. |
| Reprinted | from Tarzan (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips. |
| Synopsis | Topics: To kill the goose that laid the golden eggs; figure head; sheep gave us the scissors; oil trusts; elephant; Dutch doors; artificial plant fertilization; curbing speculators; pipelines; something to crow about |
| Genre | fact |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Text page with two small illustrations. |
| Characters | Der Captain; Der Inspector; Mama; Hans; Fritz |
| Synopsis | The Picnic; Mama's new hairstyle; the cannibal. |
| Genre | humor; jungle |
| Script | R. Dirks |
| Pencils | R. Dirks |
| Inks | R. Dirks |
| Reprinted | from The Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips. |
| Characters | Mrs. Alice Hargreaves; Charles Baudelaire |
| Synopsis | Topics: bamboo; the luth turtle; majolic ware; poet Charles Baudelaire; Mrs. Alice Hargreaves, the original Alice in Wonderland; the soap nut |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Elsie Hix |
| Pencils | Elsie Hix |
| Inks | Elsie Hix |
| Reprinted | from Strange as it Seems (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for "space stamps" from Mars, Venus, Pluto, Saturn, and Jupiter, along with 12-page album to display them in. Each planet set is 25 cents, as is the album. Space Stamps Co., New York, N.Y. |
| Characters | Red Ryder (cameo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover; color. Illustrated ad for Daisy air rifles featuring the Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine Model No. 111 for $5.75. Other models depicted are 25, 141, and 155. Daisy Manufacturing Co., Plymouth, Mich. |