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129February 1949
$0.10

Action Comics #129

DC · February 1949 · on sale 1948-12-13

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#129
Publication date
February 1949
Key date
1949-02-00
On-sale date
1948-12-13
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Lois Lane, Cavegirlcover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2America's Greatest Comics Characterspromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3Lois Lane, Cavegirl!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Gob-Gob
4Superboypromo (ad from the publisher)1
5-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
7The Derelict from the Deeps!comic story6pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill; "Bad News" Haley; Shanghai; Markey
9The Flying Carpet!comic story6script: Joe Samachson; pencils: W. F. White; inks: W. F. WhiteZatara [Giovanni "Jack" Zatara]; Bill Johnson; Jane; Oily (crook); Duke (crook)
10Scribblypromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
11Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
12The Earth Doom!comic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiPlaneteers; Col. Tommy Tomorrow; Craig; Gordy
13The Greatest Peril of the Seatext story2script: Cliff Rhodes; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
14Willycomic story1script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube
15The Desperadoes of Doom!comic story8script: Ed Herron; pencils: Bob Lubbers; inks: Bob LubbersThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; The James Boys (villains, dream); The Dalton Brothers (villains, dream); Crazy-Gun Crawley (villain, dream); Billy the Kid (villain, dream)

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3
1993On eBay ›
Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-68396-464-3
2022On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7
ISBN 978-1-77950-560-6
2023On eBay ›

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