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45February 1942
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Action Comics #45

DC · February 1942 · on sale 1941-12-15

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
February 1942
Key date
1942-02-00
On-sale date
1941-12-15
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]
2Superman's Arkcomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: Ed DobrotkaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Charles; Mr. Morgan; Count von Henzel (villain, introduction, death)
3Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetSuperman
5The Head!comic story13script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Mort Morton Jr.; inks: George RoussosThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid (introduction, confidant, sidekick); The Head (villain)
6Laffscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
7Wow and Double Wow!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
8The City with the Golden Domescomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad GrothkopfThree Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
10Long Wharf: A Story of Young San Franciscoin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
11The Thunderboltcomic story8script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyMr. America [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley]
12-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffCasey
13The "Big Seven" Is Now the "Big Eight"!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
14Bird in the Handtext story1.67script: John HiltonSandy MacTavish; Dad MacTavish; Mother MacTavish
16-comic story6script: Fred Ray; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RayCongo Bill; Dr. Standish; Ann Standish; Dick Baldwin; Tony
17Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
18More Fun Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
19The Cobracomic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanZatara; the Cobra (villain); Sandra Norris; J. Hamilton Sears
20Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 4.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Action Comics Archives #3
ISBN 1-56389-710-5		2001On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Comics #662007On eBay ›
The Superman Chronicles #8
ISBN 978-1-4012-2647-3		2010On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6324-9		2016On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7867-0		2018On eBay ›

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