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521July 1981
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Action Comics #521

DC · July 1981

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#521
Publication date
July 1981
Key date
1981-07-00
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
40
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana WoodSuperman; The Vixen; Atom (inset); Aquaman (inset)
1The Deadly Rampage of the Lady Foxcomic story17script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: John CostanzaSuperman [Clark Kent] Lana Lang; Morgan Edge; The Vixen (intro, guest star); Mule (villain)
3-letters page1script: Bob Rozakis
4Grow, Little Growfish!comic story8script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: John CostanzaAquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; an aquatic blob (villain)

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893041007
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

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