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51August 1942
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Action Comics #51

DC · August 1942 · on sale 1942-06-16

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
August 1942
Key date
1942-08-00
On-sale date
1942-06-16
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Prankster and the Foolproof Plotcover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RaySuperman; The Prankster (villain)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Little Oscar's First Raidin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Case of the Crimeless Crimescomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; the Prankster (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Perry White
4-in-house column1script: ? [as Clark Kent]; pencils: ? (header); inks: ? (header); letters: typeset
5Captain Arthur Wermuth, One-Man Army!public service announcement1pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff YoungCaptain Arthur Wermuth
7Guns, Gold, and Glory!comic story12script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Mort Morton; inks: Cliff YoungThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; "Brain" Storms (villain)
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
9In Movies, Newspapers, Radiopromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RaySuperman
10The Valley of the Vulturescomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveThree Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
11The Framercomic story8script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyMr. America [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley]
12Some Must Fighttext story2script: Ed McGee
13-comic story0.5script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGill
14Honest Injun!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RaySuperman; Batman; Robin
15-comic story6script: Fred Ray; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RayCongo Bill; Spud Williams; Dave Bennett; Slim Kennedy; Tex Lee; Shorty Smith
16-comic story0.44script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffShorty
17-statement of ownership0.23letters: typeset
19Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (various); inks: ? (various)
20-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffJerry
21The Case of the Coconut Crimes!comic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanZatara
22-public service announcement1

Plus 2.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Action Comics Archives #3
ISBN 1-56389-710-5
2001On eBay ›
The Superman Chronicles #9
ISBN 978-1-40123-122-4
2011On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3
1993On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-7011-7
2017On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-8797-9
2020On eBay ›

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