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Publishers / DC / Action Comics (1938) / #340
340August 1966
$0.12

Action Comics #340

DC · August 1966 · on sale June 30, 1966

First appearance (cover): Raymond Maxwell JensenFirst appearance (cover): The Parasite
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#340
Publication date
August 1966
Key date
August 1966
On-sale date
June 30, 1966
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Raymond Maxwell Jensen - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of The Parasite - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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
0The Power of the Parasite!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappRaymond Maxwell Jensen First, Clark Kent, The Parasite First, Superman
2Power of the Parasite!comic story14script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; letters: Joe LettereseRaymond Maxwell Jensen First, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, The Parasite First, Superman, Perry White
3Introducing Jimmy Olsen...promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
5-illustration2pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinClark Kent, Superman
6-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell
7The Supergirl Identity Hunt!comic story9.64script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyKara Zor-El, Clark Kent, Dick Malverne, Supergirl, Superman
11Draggin'?? Complainin'?? You Need Entertainin'!promo (ad from the publisher)0.36

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #101981On eBay ›
The Best of DC #321983On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn]
ISBN 0517551004		1983On eBay ›
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-7861-8		2018On eBay ›
The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn]
ISBN 0-89660-055-6		1995On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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