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114November 1947
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Action Comics #114

DC · November 1947 · on sale 1947-09-16

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#114
Publication date
November 1947
Key date
1947-11-00
On-sale date
1947-09-16
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Y Is for Yakpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Man Who Was Honest!comic story12pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Win MortimerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dr. Carl Sand (criminologist); Henry Royce (head of welfare league); John Carver (alderman candidate); Mrs. Bixby; Lloyd Marwick (president, Scientific Truth Society); Sam Nichols (photographer); Mike Chesney (mobster); Pinky (criminal); Nix (criminal)
5Jimminy and the Magic Book; More Fun Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1Jimminy
6Floating Gold!comic story5.67pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Jim Ryan; Danny Ryan; Jane Ryan
7Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
9The Canines and the Crooks!comic story7script: Joe Samachson; pencils: W. F. White; inks: W. F. WhiteZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; James; Jupiter (a trained dog)
11Doctor Specscomic story0.5script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil BerubeDoctor Specs
13The Goshawful Ghost!comic story4script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan KayeHayfoot Henry; Ecto P. Goshawful; Desperate Danny the Duke (crook); Morganbilt Smoots; Countess Toots
14On Targettext story2script: Drexel Dean
15-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
16Wheels of Danger!comic story9pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Vince Burl (crook); Floyd Gill (crook); Pop Gunn; Flash Lister
17More Exciting Than Fiction!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-9193-8		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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