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486August 1978
$0.35

Action Comics #486

DC · August 1978 · on sale 1978-05-30

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#486
Publication date
August 1978
Key date
1978-08-00
On-sale date
1978-05-30
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893041008
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman
1Superman's Time-Killing Trip!comic story11script: Gerry Conway; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben OdaSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Halflings; Kampto; Tyros; Lois Lane
2-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
3Hero for a Day--?comic story6script: Elizabeth Smith, Thomas E. Smith; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Jean SimekLex Luthor; Val Colby; Lena Thorul Colby
4Volume 78 Issue 22 - Week of May 29, 1978in-house column1script: Bob Rozakis; editing: Bob Rozakis

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Whitmanprice [none]
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

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