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46March 1942
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Action Comics #46

DC · March 1942 · on sale 1942-01-13

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#46
Publication date
March 1942
Key date
1942-03-00
On-sale date
1942-01-13
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RaySuperman [Clark Kent]
2The Devil's Playgroundcomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul CassidySuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jim Gantry; The Domino [Jeff Farnham] (villain, introduction)
3Supermen of Americain-house column1letters: typeset
5Crimes in Colorcomic story12script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Mort Morton Jr.; inks: Mort Morton Jr.The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Rainbow Man (introduction, villain); Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
6-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffClancy the Cop
7Smilescartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
8All-Star Comics; Leading Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
9The Djinncomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad GrothkopfThree Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]; The Djinn (villain); Caspar Evans
10Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
11Beowulf by E. V. Sandysin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
12Iron Giantcomic story8script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyMr. America [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley]; The Queen Bee (villain); Vo-Kan the Terrible (villain); Markham
14Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15Pea Shootertext story1.67script: Norman GossDenver Jackson; Terry; Al Classon; Alice Jackson
17-comic story6script: Fred Ray; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RayCongo Bill; Louie Logan (villain); Janet Logan; Witchie
19Fights the Nazis in Europecomic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanZatara; Tong; Nazis (villains); Adolf Hitler (villain)
20Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Action Comics Archives #3
ISBN 1-56389-710-5
2001On eBay ›
The Superman Chronicles #8
ISBN 978-1-4012-2647-3
2010On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3
1993On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6324-9
2016On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7867-0
2018On eBay ›

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