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378July 1969
$0.15

Action Comics #378

DC · July 1969 · on sale 1969-05-29

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#378
Publication date
July 1969
Key date
1969-07-00
On-sale date
1969-05-29
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Devil's Partner!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman; Satan [Rol-Nac]
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bill Draut; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Gaspar Saladino
2The Devil's Partner!comic story5.67script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Ben OdaSuperman; The Marauder; Satan [Rol-Nac (Kal-El's godfather)]
3[The Devil's Partner!] Part II: Satan Meets Superman!comic story8.5script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Ben OdaSuperman; Satan [Rol-Nac, Kal-El's godfather]; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Ben Oda
5The Forbidden Fruit!comic story9.67script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Jim Shooter, Win Mortimer; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Charlotte JetterLegion of Super-Heroes [Light Lass; Timber Wolf; Lightning Lad]
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Ben Oda
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: Ben Oda
8-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell

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