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Publishers / DC / Action Comics (1938) / #397
397February 1971
$0.15

Action Comics #397

DC · February 1971 · on sale December 31, 1970

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#397
Publication date
February 1971
Key date
February 1971
On-sale date
December 31, 1970
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 Secret of the Wheel-Chair Supermancover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman; Lois Lane (photo); Jimmy Olsen (photo)
1Secret of the Wheel-Chair Superman!comic story11script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ray HollowaySuperman; Jimmy Olsen; Morgan Edge; Dr. Carl Reynolds; Lisa Reynolds; Superman Robots
2-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson
3DC Explodes in '71promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano, Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino
4The Super-Captive of the Sea!comic story11script: Geoff Brown; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ray HollowaySuperman; Supergirl (cameo)
5-in-house column1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
6Pin-Up Superman 1971 Calendarillustration1pencils: various (illustrations); inks: various (illustrations); colors: ? (illustrations); letters: typesetSuperman; Superboy; Supergirl; Lois Lane

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0770-7; 978-1-4012-0770-0		2006On eBay ›
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 ›
DC Finest: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-165-7		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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