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420January 1973
$0.20

Action Comics #420

DC · January 1973 · on sale 1972-11-30

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#420
Publication date
January 1973
Key date
1973-01-00
On-sale date
1972-11-30
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Made-to-Order Menace!cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman; Towbee (villain)
1The Made-to-Order Menace!comic story15script: Elliot S! Maggin; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ben OdaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Towbee; Johnny Nevada; Danny Victor; Carl Blazer; Henry Kissinger
2The King of the Jungle Contract!comic story8.67script: Len Wein; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Ben OdaThe Human Target [Christopher Chance]; Gunther King; Luigi; Ernest Holaway
3-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson

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The DC Universe by Len Wein #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8787-0
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