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404September 1971
$0.25

Action Comics #404

DC · September 1971 · on sale 1971-07-29

First appearance: Morgan Edge clone
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#404
Publication date
September 1971
Key date
1971-09-00
On-sale date
1971-07-29
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Morgan Edge clone - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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
0Kneel to Your Conqueror, Supermancover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar SaladinoClark Kent, Superman
1Kneel to Your Conqueror, Superman!comic story14script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Milt SnapinnMorgan Edge clone First, Clark Kent, Superman
2The Specter of 3000-Moons Lake!comic story9.34script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy AndersonThe Atom, Jean Loring, Ray Palmer
3The Coward and the Herocomic story6script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon; letters: Pat GordonAquaman, Arthur Curry
4-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson
5The Day They Killed Clark Kentcomic story8script: Geoff Browne; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: John CostanzaClark Kent, Superman

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Finest: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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