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422March 1973
$0.20

Action Comics #422

DC · March 1973 · on sale 1973-01-30

Origin: The Human Target
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#422
Publication date
March 1973
Key date
1973-03-00
On-sale date
1973-01-30
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: The Human Target.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman; Woodrow Nescott
1The TV Show That Menaced Metropolis!comic story14.67script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ben OdaSuperman, Clark Kent
2-letters page0.67script: E. Nelson Bridwell
3-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
4The Shadows-of-Yesterday Contract!comic story8script: Len Wein; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Ben OdaChristopher Chance, The Human Target Origin

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #251982On eBay ›
The DC Universe by Len Wein #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8787-0		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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