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72May 1944
$0.10

Action Comics #72

DC · May 1944 · on sale 1944-03-14

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
May 1944
Key date
1944-05-00
On-sale date
1944-03-14
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]
2Superman and the Super-Movers!comic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Grogan; Mr. Bixley; Oberleutnant Karl Brumer; Joe Drew; Mr. Sniggle
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPvt. Pete
5The Guns of Killer Haines!comic story10script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Jabez Haines (villain); Skip Homan; Anne
7The Perfect Doublecomic story4script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrSuper-Sleuth McFooey
8Be a Magician! Turn Waste Paper Into War Weapons!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]
9Choose Your Weapons!comic story5.67script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Edwin Smalle; inks: Edwin SmalleCongo Bill; McGrath; Migli; Knight; Tegar
10Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
11Out of Nowheretext story2script: Alan Cabot
12Cargoes of Death!comic story7.67script: Joseph Greene; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyAmericommando [Tex Thomson]; Admiral Numa (villain); Captain Saki (villain)
13-public service announcement0.33
14-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comics Magazinespromo (ad from the publisher)0.25letters: typeset
16Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.25letters: typeset
17Magic Knights!comic story8pencils: Joe Sulman; inks: Joe SulmanZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Merlin [Spider Slandon]; Bob Banton

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Action Comics Archives #5
ISBN 1-4012-1188-7
2007On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3
1993On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7257-9
2017On eBay ›

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