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Publishers / DC / Action Comics (1938) / #553
553March 1984
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.25 GBP

Action Comics #553

DC · March 1984 · on sale December 6, 1983

2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#553
Publication date
March 1984
Key date
March 1984
On-sale date
December 6, 1983
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
0The World at Time's End!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Anthony TollinSuperman [Clark Kent]; Cave Carson; Rip Hunter; Dolphin; Congorilla; Dane Dorrance
1The World at Time's End!comic story23script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Tony Tollin; letters: Ben OdaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Forgotten Heroes [Rip Hunter; Cave Carson; Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Dane Dorrance; Dolphin; Congorilla; Rick Flagg; Immortal Man]; Vandal Savage
2-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano
3-letters page2script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: José Luis García-López

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893041003
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893041003

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3674-8		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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