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Publishers / DC / Action Comics (1938) / #424
424June 1973
$0.20

Action Comics #424

DC · June 1973 · on sale March 29, 1973

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#424
Publication date
June 1973
Key date
June 1973
On-sale date
March 29, 1973
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Gorilla Grodd's Grandstand Play!cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Ben OdaSuperman; Gorilla Grodd
1Gorilla Grodd's Grandstand Play!comic story14.5script: Elliot Maggin; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ben OdaGrodd; Superman; Lois Lane; Morgan Edge; Solovar; the Secretary General of the United Nations
2-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
3The Candy Kitchen Caper!comic story8script: Elliot S! Maggin; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Jean SimekGreen Arrow; Evelyn Woodhouse

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Series context

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