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Publishers / DC / Action Comics (1938) / #428
428October 1973
$0.20

Action Comics #428

DC · October 1973 · on sale July 31, 1973

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#428
Publication date
October 1973
Key date
October 1973
On-sale date
July 31, 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
0-cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy, Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman (poster)
1Whatever Happened to Superman?comic story13script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ben OdaSuperman; Jimmy Olsen; Morgan Edge; Steve Lombard; Lex Luthor (villain); Zeke Corey
2-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
3The Plot to Kill Black Canary!comic story7script: Elliot S! Maggin; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Ben OdaGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Pete Larkin; Albert the Artist; Linda; Stanley; Seldon (Smuggler); Nenner (Smuggler); Louie (Snitch)
4Metropolis, Illinoispromo (ad from the publisher)1script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #231982On eBay ›
The Best of DC #481984On eBay ›
Green Arrow / Black Canary: For Better or for Worse #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1446-3		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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