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1October-November 1968
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Captain Action #1

DC · October-November 1968 · on sale 1968-08-06

First appearance: Captain ActionFirst appearance: Clive ArnoFirst appearance: Carl Arno
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Identification plate

Series
Captain Action (DC, 1968 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October-November 1968
Key date
1968-10-00
On-sale date
1968-08-06
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Captain Action - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Clive Arno - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Carl Arno - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Action Boy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0DC's Untold Origin of Captain Action!cover1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAction Boy First, Carl Arno First, Clive Arno First, Captain Action First, Superman, Clark Kent
1Origin of Captain Action!comic story11script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Wood, Wayne Howard; inks: Wood, Wayne HowardClive Arno First, Captain Action First
2Part II: Where the Action Is!comic story12.6script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Wood; inks: WoodAction Boy First, Carl Arno First, Clive Arno First, Captain Action First, Superman, Clark Kent

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Captain Action: The Classic Collection #[nn]
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Sources

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