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124September 1948
$0.10

Action Comics #124

DC · September 1948 · on sale 1948-07-12

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#124
Publication date
September 1948
Key date
1948-09-00
On-sale date
1948-07-12
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]
2A Superman of Doom!comic story12pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
4-comic story1script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil BerubeLittle Brother
5The Hot Car Mobcomic story6pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed MooreSteve Carter, G-Man (introduction); Bud (Steve's pal, introduction)
7Mimic's Magic!comic story7pencils: William F. White; inks: William F. WhiteZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
8Everything You Want in a Magazine!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos, Charles Paris
9-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffBebe; her mother; Mrs. Taylor
10-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffHomer
11Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
12Case of the Crooked Rock!comic story5.67pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; Horace Bentley
13Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
14Firetext article2script: Joe Samachson
15The Lonesome Kangaroo!comic story8script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Mort MeskinThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Ed; Mooglie Ned (villain); Ropus (villain)
16The One and Only Superman...promo (ad from the publisher)1Superman

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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