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2July 1938
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Action Comics #2

DC · July 1938 · on sale 1938-05-25

First appearance: Bob Daley
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
July 1938
Key date
1938-07-00
On-sale date
1938-05-25
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bob Daley - 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
0-cover1pencils: Leo O'Mealia; inks: Leo O'Mealia
1-cartoon0.7script: Terry Gilkison; pencils: Terry Gilkison; inks: Terry Gilkison
2-credits, title page0.3letters: typeset
3Revolution in San Montecomic story12.67script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Strauss Engraving CompanyAlex Greer, Lois Lane, Superman, George Taylor, Clark Kent
4-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33colors: Strauss Engraving CompanySuperman, Clark Kent
5The Shipwreckcomic story6pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyRusty James, Scoop Scanlon
6Glass Armcomic story4script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Gene Baxter; inks: Gene Baxter; colors: Strauss Engraving CompanyPep Morgan
7Elmer the Eelcomic story4script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger; colors: Strauss Engraving CompanyElmer
8Episode 2comic story4pencils: Sven Elvén; inks: Sven Elvén; colors: Strauss Engraving Company; letters: Sven ElvenMarco Polo
9South Sea Strategy [Part 2]text story2script: Captain Frank Thomas; colors: Strauss Engraving CompanyBret Coleman; Cottonball; Samuel Newton; Merna Newton
10The Sealed City [Part 1]comic story6script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; colors: Strauss Engraving Company; letters: Bernard BailyBob Daley First, Tex Thomson
11Vindicationcomic story6pencils: Leo O'Mealia; inks: Leo O'Mealia; colors: Strauss Engraving CompanyInspector Bob Donald; Bobby Donald; Tom Faber; Tim Riley; Commissioner Harry
12The 4-G Gang, Part 2comic story6pencils: H. Fleming; inks: H. FlemingChuck Dawson
13The Haunted Farmcomic story12script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; colors: Strauss Engraving CompanyTong, Zatara
14$25 Cash Prizes!promo (ad from the publisher)1colors: Strauss Engraving Company
15-cartoon1script: Sheldon Moldoff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffLefty Gomez

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Detective Comics #171938On eBay ›
Superman #[1]1939On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn]1971On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn]
ISBN 0517551004		1983On eBay ›
Superman: The Action Comics Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-335-5		1998On eBay ›
The Superman Chronicles #1
ISBN 1-4012-0764-2		2006On eBay ›
Superman in the Forties #[nn]
ISBN 1401204570		2005On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-4189-6		2013On eBay ›
Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4703-4		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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