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47April 1942
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Action Comics #47

DC · April 1942 · on sale 1942-02-16

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#47
Publication date
April 1942
Key date
1942-04-00
On-sale date
1942-02-16
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Powerstonecover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RaySuperman; Lex Luthor (1st cover appearance)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Yankee Doodle's Cousinsin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3Powerstonecomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Luthor; Perry White; Lois Lane; Brett Calhoun
4Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
6The Green Cowled Menacecomic story12script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Scorpion (villain, introduction)
7Busy Bill the Bill Collectorcomic story2pencils: George Storm; inks: George StormBusy Bill
8Go to Warcomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveThree Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
9Gagscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
10Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
11The Skeletons in Armorcomic story8script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyMr. America [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley]; The Queen Bee (villain)
12-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffChief Hot Foot
13Here's Top Value!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
14V ยทยทยท- For Vengeancetext story1.75script: Norman Goss
17-comic story6pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RayCongo Bill; the Red Khan (villain); Janet Logan; Major Fortney; Bula
18-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
19Nargo, the Ruler of Atlantiscomic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanZatara; Nargo (villain)
20Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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