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191April 1954
$0.10

Action Comics #191

DC · April 1954 · on sale 1954-02-24

First appearance: Janu
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#191
Publication date
April 1954
Key date
1954-04-00
On-sale date
1954-02-24
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Calling 'Doctor' Superman!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerClark Kent, Superman
2Calling Doctor Superman!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Perry White
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quizpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp
6Janu the Jungle Boy!comic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleCongo Bill, Janu First
8Mutt & Jeffpromo (ad from the publisher)1
9-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
10The Nine-Worlds Hotel!comic story5.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow
12Fight to the Deathtext article2script: Jack Miller
13The Purple Raiders of Cripple Hill!comic story8pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanGreg Sanders, Stuff, Vigilante

Plus 6.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›
DC Finest: Science Fiction: The Gorilla World #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-215-9		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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