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551January 1984
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.25 GBP

Action Comics #551

DC · January 1984 · on sale 1983-10-04

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#551
Publication date
January 1984
Key date
1984-01-00
On-sale date
1983-10-04
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Anthony TollinSuperman
1Superman: Friend or Foe?comic story23script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Tony Tollin; letters: Ben OdaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; H.I.V.E.
2Action Reactionletters page1script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: José Luis García-López

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893041001
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893041001

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CollectionYear
Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0770-7; 978-1-4012-0770-0		2006On eBay ›
Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3674-8		2013On eBay ›

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