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438August 1974
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Action Comics #438

DC · August 1974 · on sale 1974-05-30

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#438
Publication date
August 1974
Key date
1974-08-00
On-sale date
1974-05-30
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Monster Named Lois Lane!cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman; Lois Lane
1A Monster Named Lois Lane!comic story14script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ben OdaSuperman; Lois Lane
2The Man Who Tape-Recorded the Atom!comic story6script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Tex Blaisdell; letters: Jean SimekThe Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring; Professor Myles Adrian (villain)
3-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell

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