Publishers / DC / Action Comics (1938) / #113
113October 1947
$0.10

Action Comics #113

DC · October 1947 · on sale 1947-08-13

First appearance: Judy Foster
Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#113
Publication date
October 1947
Key date
1947-10-00
On-sale date
1947-08-13
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Why this issue matters

First appearance of Judy Foster - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Just an Ordinary Guycover1pencils: Wayne Boring, Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2X Is for Unknownpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3Just an Ordinary Guy!comic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Voinan (villain); Magnus Tubb (hair tonic manufacturer); Alexander Kraymore (bookkeeper); Mamie; John Paul Smith (pitchman); Henry
5The Man Who Was Always Late!comic story7script: Joe Samachson; pencils: W. F. White; inks: W. F. WhiteZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Charles Guppy; Percival Link (villain); Shifty (villain)
7Tops!promo (ad from the publisher)1
8Skulduggery in the Subway!comic story6script: George Kashdan; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; unnamed blind protagonist; Butch (crook)
10Willycomic story0.67script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil BerubeWilly
11Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
12The Too-Fragrant Vagrant!comic story4script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan KayeHayfoot Henry
13An Old Friendtext story2script: Ewald Ludwig
14Gold Rush -- 1947!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Dan Jeffers; Tote Todd
17-promo (ad from the publisher)1Judy Foster First

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-9193-8		2019On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

  • Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
  • Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
  • Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #112113 of 866#114 ›

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com