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75August 1944
$0.10

Action Comics #75

DC · August 1944 · on sale 1944-06-13

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#75
Publication date
August 1944
Key date
1944-08-00
On-sale date
1944-06-13
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Aesop's Modern Fablescover1pencils: Wayne BoringSuperman [Clark Kent]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67letters: typeset
3Aesop's Modern Fablescomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Johnny Aesop
5The Baseball Barragecomic story5inks: Stan KayeHayfoot Henry
7Blunderbuss Booty!comic story10pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: George RoussosThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; The Dummy (villain); The Lash (villain); Robertson; Mrs. Robertson
8-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffChief Hot Foot
9Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
10Money Talkstext story2script: Jesse Merlan
11Frame Up in Fur!comic story6pencils: Edwin Smalle; inks: Edwin SmalleCongo Bill; Baldy; Dwight
13The Sting of Death!comic story8pencils: William White; inks: William WhiteZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Dick Pack; The Maharajah [Daggers Fanelli] (crook)
15Joe Jamcomic story1script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGillJoe Jam; Sugarpuss; Judy

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 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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