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144May 1950
$0.10

Action Comics #144

DC · May 1950 · on sale 1950-03-13

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#144
Publication date
May 1950
Key date
1950-05-00
On-sale date
1950-03-13
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]
2Clark Kent's Career!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane
4Up, Up and Away!promo (ad from the publisher)1
5The Poison Planet!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiColonel Tommy Tomorrow; Dr. Norden
7-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
8Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
9Dead Man's Gold!comic story6pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Sir Abel Trent; Captain Cave
11-comic story0.5script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win
12Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
13Any Gum, Chum?text article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
14-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
16Home, Sweet Home!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Ira SchnappBinky Biggs; Lucy Biggs; Li'l Allergy; Mr. Biggs; Mrs. Biggs
17Two Dead Men!comic story10script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan BarryVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Jim Poland; Zeb Lee; Dolores Mariposa; Don Mariposa; Slick Adams
18-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
20Pierre St. Amand; Barbara Bittner; Jack Roush; Mary Chasecomic story1script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen; letters: Stookie AllenPierre St. Amand; Barbara Bittner; Jack Roush; Mary Chase

Plus 6.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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