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Publishers / DC / Action Comics (1938) / #409
409February 1972
$0.25

Action Comics #409

DC · February 1972 · on sale December 30, 1971

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#409
Publication date
February 1972
Key date
February 1972
On-sale date
December 30, 1971
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Is Clark Kent's Killer and Why Is He Doing Those Terrible Things to Me?cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman; Clark Kent
1Who Is Clark Kent's Killer and Why Is He Doing Those Terrible Things to Me?comic story19script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: John CostanzaSuperman; Clark Kent; Shalox
2The Secret Olympic Heroes [Part I]comic story12.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Stan StarkmanThe Teen Titans [Speedy; Kid Flash; Robin; Aqualad; Wonder Girl]
3-letters page1script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson
4The Baffling Block of Metropoliscomic story6script: Cary Bates; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: John CostanzaSuperman; Horace Mitchell

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Series context

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