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53October 1942
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Action Comics #53

DC · October 1942 · on sale 1942-08-15

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
October 1942
Key date
1942-10-00
On-sale date
1942-08-15
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleySuperman
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-in-house column0.67letters: typeset
3The Man Who Put out the Sun!comic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; The Night Owl (villain, introduction); Kelly (villain)
4-in-house column1letters: typeset
5He Blasted Tokyo!cartoon1pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff Young
6-cartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
7Boy! Is Clark Kent in Trouble!!!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
8The Blackout Blues!comic story12pencils: Mort Morton Jr.; inks: George RoussosThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Rainbow Man (villain)
10Wings Over the Pacificcomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveThree Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
11Americommando and the Cinema Saboteurcomic story8script: Joseph Greene; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyAmericommando [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley]
12A Simple Jobtext story2script: Norman Goss
13-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffPvt. Pete
14Biggest and Best!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15The Man Who Played Kingcomic story6script: Fred Ray; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RayCongo Bill; Snake-eyes
16-comic story0.25script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffClancy
18Slam! Bang! Boom! Crash!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
19Careful Chestercomic story1Chester
20Crooks -- Handle with Care!comic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanZatara
21Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Action Comics Archives #4
ISBN 1-4012-0408-2		2005On eBay ›
The Superman Chronicles #10
ISBN 978-1-4012-3488-1		2012On 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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Series context

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