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118March 1948
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Action Comics #118

DC · March 1948 · on sale 1948-01-14

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#118
Publication date
March 1948
Key date
1948-03-00
On-sale date
1948-01-14
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]; two young boys
2The Execution of Clark Kent!comic story12pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster, Win MortimerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Elmo Botts; Slugger Maull (death); Big Al Strumm; Casey (police officer); Dr. Lagg
4-comic story0.5script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-WinDaffy; Doodle
6A Modern Noah's Ark!comic story5.67pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Janette Waleman; Noah Waleman; Allen Frisk
7Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
8Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10Hermit for a Day!comic story7script: Joe Samachson; pencils: William White; inks: William WhiteZatara [Giovanno "John" Zatara]; Bill Towers
11Double Exposuretext story2script: Art Long
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1
13An Oscar for Henrycomic story5script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan KayeHayfoot Henry
15The Blue-Ribbon Bandits!comic story9pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Hugh Lansdale; Doc Daley (crook)
16Western Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 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 ›

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Series context

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