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62July 1943
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Action Comics #62

DC · July 1943 · on sale 1943-05-11

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#62
Publication date
July 1943
Key date
1943-07-00
On-sale date
1943-05-11
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleySuperman [Clark Kent]
2There'll Always Be a Superman!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don KomisarowSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Captain Storme; Captain Zeb Storme; The Nazis (villains)
3Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
4The Secret Voyagein-house column0.33script: Josette Frank
5Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1
7The Crime Carnival!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Charles ParisThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff [Jimmy Leung]; GUEST: Mayor McGlurk; VILLAIN: Mr. Mungo
8The Loyal Traitor!comic story5script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveThree Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
9The Blitz Barge!comic story7.67script: Joseph Greene; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyAmericommando [Tex Thomson]; GUEST: Peter Populis; VILLAINS: Dr. Ito; Dr. Atescu (introduction)
10Superman; World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
11Laffscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
13Island of Peril!comic story5.67pencils: Edwin Smalle; inks: Edwin SmalleCongo Bill; Dave Jenkins (introduction); Eskimos; Uglo; VILLAINS: Japanese navy
15Murder in the Darktext story2script: Will Holmes
17The Money Buyercomic story7script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanZatara; VILLAIN: Mark Golden

Plus 4.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Action Comics Archives #4
ISBN 1-4012-0408-2		2005On 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 ›

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