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312May 1964
$0.12

Action Comics #312

DC · May 1964 · on sale 1964-03-26

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#312
Publication date
May 1964
Key date
1964-05-00
On-sale date
1964-03-26
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0King Superman Versus Clark Kent, Metallo!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman; Clark Kent [as Metallo]
2King Superman Versus Clark Kent, Metallocomic story14script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Joe LettereseSuperman; Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lori Lemaris; Metallo [John Corben] (flashback)
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick; letters: Ira Schnapp
4-letters page1script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye
6Two Codes This Month!in-house column0.5letters: typeset
7Special Subscription Offerpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67letters: typeset
8Coming... Super-Attractions!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
9The Fantastic Menace of the "LL's"comic story12pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneySupergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Lori Lemaris; "Lady-Killer" Kane; Marilyn Drake; Comet the Super-Horse [also appears as Biron]

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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Showcase Presents: Supergirl #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1980-2
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Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-7861-8
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The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn]
ISBN 0-89660-055-6
1995On eBay ›

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