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141February 1950
$0.10

Action Comics #141

DC · February 1950 · on sale 1949-12-12

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Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#141
Publication date
February 1950
Key date
1950-02-00
On-sale date
1949-12-12
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Luthor's Secret Weapon!cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane
1National Comics Takes "Top Place As the Choice of Parents and Children."promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2Luthor's Secret Weaponcomic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Jor-El; Lara; Perry White
4Star Spangled Comics; Adventure Comics; Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
5-statement of ownership0.33script: Jack Liebowitz
650 Worlds in One!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Cadet Ross; Cadet Kilmer; Cadet Marlini; Cadet Berson
8The Plundering of the Tai Ling!comic story6pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; John Knox; Miss Primrose
9Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
10Fighting Fools!comic story6pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; the Mayor of Turtle City; John; Mary; Timothy Snow
11Miss Liberty, Her Storytext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
12-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14A Day at the Rodeo!comic story8script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Dan BarryVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Tommy Taggart; Mister Conley
16Look Who's Here!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 4.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 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 #7
ISBN 978-1-77950-560-6
2023On eBay ›

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