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54November 1942
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Action Comics #54

DC · November 1942 · on sale 1942-09-15

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#54
Publication date
November 1942
Key date
1942-11-00
On-sale date
1942-09-15
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleySuperman
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2In the Stone Agein-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Pirate of Pleasure Islandcomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Captain Ironfist [Stanley Finchcomb] (villain, introduction, death)
4-in-house column1letters: typeset
5Capt. Hewitt T. (Shorty) Whelesscartoon1pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff YoungCaptain Hewitt T. Wheless
6-cartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
7Superman Gets Mixed Up in Everything!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
8The Rookie Who Fought a Ghostcomic story12pencils: Mort Morton Jr.; inks: George RoussosThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
9Hispaniolatext article1script: Sidney M. Elias
10Fire over Yunnanfu Roadcomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveThree Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
11Destination Berlincomic story8script: Joseph Greene; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyAmericommando [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley]
12The Old Fireballtext story2script: Norman Goss
13-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffChief Hot Foot
14Biggest and Best!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15Idol of Doomcomic story6script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Willis Pemberton; wolf cultists; Mafar [Martin Farrell]
16Tickets, Pleasecomic story0.44
18Leading Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
19Don't Miss Your Favorites!promo (ad from the publisher)1
20Recipe for Robberycomic story9pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanZatara

Plus 3.23 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Action Comics Archives #4
ISBN 1-4012-0408-2		2005On eBay ›
The Superman Chronicles #10
ISBN 978-1-4012-3488-1		2012On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›
Superman: The War Years 1938-1945 #[nn]
ISBN 9780785832829		2015On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-7011-7		2017On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-8797-9		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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