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127December 1948
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Action Comics #127

DC · December 1948 · on sale 1948-10-13

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#127
Publication date
December 1948
Key date
1948-12-00
On-sale date
1948-10-13
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Truth or Consequencescover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Ralph Edwards
2Superman Takes the Consequences!comic story10pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Ralph Edwards; Lois Lane
5The Man Who Laughed at Scotland Yard!comic story6pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Cathy Hall; "Truthful" Smith
7The Interplanetary Aquariumcomic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiPlaneteers; Col. Tommy Tomorrow; Joan Gordy
12Magic Music!comic story6pencils: W. F. White; inks: W. F. WhiteZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Tommy Kane; Linda; Beep Muliins
14Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
16Wild Pitchtext story1.67script: Cliff Rhodes
17Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
18El Boleadoro!comic story8pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; El Boleadoro [Señor Ramirez]

Plus 10.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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