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4September 1938
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Action Comics #4

DC · September 1938 · on sale 1938-07-25

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
September 1938
Key date
1938-09-00
On-sale date
1938-07-25
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Leo O'Mealia; inks: Leo O'Mealia
1They're the Tops!promo (ad from the publisher)0.7letters: typeset
2-credits, title page0.3letters: typeset
3Superman Plays Footballcomic story12.75script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterClark Kent, Superman
4Acquiring Super-Strengthactivity0.25
5The 4-G Gang, Part 4comic story6pencils: H. Fleming; inks: H. FlemingChuck Dawson
6The All-Star Athletecomic story4script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gene Baxter; inks: Gene BaxterPep Morgan
7Bad Bill the Menace of the Hillscomic story4script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: AlgerBad Bill
8Episode 4comic story4pencils: Sven Elvén; inks: Sven Elvén; letters: Sven ElvenMarco Polo
9Legion Loyaltytext story2script: Captain Frank Thomas; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerCliff Bedford; Ali Kasha; Sandy Logan
10Sealed City, Part 3comic story12script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyBob Daley, Tex Thomson
11Brady's Revengecomic story6pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyRusty James, Scoop Scanlon
12The Protection Racketcomic story6pencils: Leo O'Mealia; inks: Leo O'MealiaInspector Bob Donald; Bobby Donald; T.A. Evans; Sid; Joe; Snappy; Tim; Frank; Mike
13The Night Club Murdercomic story6script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerTong, Zatara
15-cartoon0.67script: Terry Gilkison; pencils: Terry Gilkison; inks: Terry GilkisonOscar Nelson [Battling Nelson]; William Rosser
16$25 Cash Prizes for the Best Letters!!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 1.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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Superman #[1]1939On eBay ›
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Superman in Action Comics #1
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