Action Comics #382 (1969) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Mad Magician!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Clark Kent [as Kento the Great]
1	Clark Kent, Magician!	comic story	13.17	script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Roussos; letters: Ben Oda	Superman [also appears as Clark Kent; also appears as Kento the Great]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; "Alibi Andy"
2	Take a Giant Step...	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino
3	What's Your Thing?	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Nick Cardy, Murphy Anderson; inks: Nick Cardy, Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino
4	-	letters page	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell
6	Kill a Friend to Save a World!	comic story	10.7	script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Jim Shooter, Win Mortimer; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Milt Snapinn	Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Ultra Boy; Shrinking Violet; Timber Wolf; Light Lass [as Carina Walter]; Superboy (cameo); Mon-El (cameo)]; Protector; Zorla; Cosvarr

Plus 0.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Collection	Year
The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #9 ISBN 1-56389-514-5	2000	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #4 ISBN 978-1-4012-2941-2	2010	On eBay ›
The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] ISBN 0-89660-055-6	1995	On eBay ›
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus #3 ISBN 978-1-77950-243-8	2020	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Legion of Super-Heroes: Zap Goes the Legion #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-849-0	2025	On eBay ›

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