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445March 1975
$0.25

Action Comics #445

DC · March 1975 · on sale 1974-12-31

First appearance: Gregory Reed
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#445
Publication date
March 1975
Key date
1975-03-00
On-sale date
1974-12-31
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gregory Reed - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Count Ten, Superman-- and Die!cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar SaladinoClark Kent, Lois Lane, Gregory Reed First, Superman
1Count Ten, Superman-- and Die!comic story14script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; letters: Milt SnapinnSuperman; Lois Lane; Gregory Reed; the Superman Revenge Squad (villains); Steve Lombard
2Find Black Canary, Dead... or Alive!comic story6script: Elliot S! Maggin, Mike Grell; pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike Grell; letters: Ben OdaGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Cherry Noller
3-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson

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Comic Reader #1131974On eBay ›

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Sources

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