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43December 1941
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Action Comics #43

DC · December 1941 · on sale 1941-10-14

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#43
Publication date
December 1941
Key date
1941-12-00
On-sale date
1941-10-14
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RaySuperman [Clark Kent]
2The Crashing Planescomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: Ed DobrotkaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; unnamed butler (villain, death); Dutch O'Leary (villain); his gang (villains)
3Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetSuperman
4Some Funcartoon0.5script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGillJerry
6Billy Gunn's Minecomic story13script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Shade (villain, introduction); Billy Gunn (sidekick, introduction)
7Still at the Top!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typesetSuperman
9The Adventure of the Ancient Airplane!comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad GrothkopfThree Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
11The Giant Puppetscomic story8script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyMr. America [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley]
13Star Spangled Comics; Adventure Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
14Gentlemen - on Guard!text story1.25script: Albert Daniels; pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff YoungArturo Vellini; Dacru
16-comic story6script: Fred Ray; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RayCongo Bill; Lester Drake; James Kent; Rodney Fortescue; Sheila Hanlen
17Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
18-in-house column0.67script: Josette FrankSandy Lorimer; Linc
19The Boss of Forrest Citycomic story9pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanZatara; Honeyboy Hannis
20Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 6.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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Superman: The Action Comics Archives #3
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Superman: The War Years 1938-1945 #[nn]
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