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Publishers / DC / Action Comics (1938) / #418
418November 1972
$0.20

Action Comics #418

DC · November 1972 · on sale September 28, 1972

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#418
Publication date
November 1972
Key date
November 1972
On-sale date
September 28, 1972
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Can Beat Superman? More Supermen!cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Joe LettereseSuperman
1The Attack of the Phantom Super-Foes!comic story15script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ben OdaBrainiac; Lex Luthor; The Marauder; Morgan Edge; Lois Lane; Grax
2The Fountain of Death!comic story8.5script: Bob Haney; pencils: John Calnan; inks: John Calnan; letters: Milt SnapinnMetamorpho; Simon Stagg; Sapphire Stagg; Java
3-letters page1script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson

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CollectionYear
Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0770-7; 978-1-4012-0770-0
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