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Publishers / DC / Action Comics (1938) / #542
542April 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Action Comics #542

DC · April 1983 · on sale January 4, 1983

2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#542
Publication date
April 1983
Key date
April 1983
On-sale date
January 4, 1983
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Will the Real Superman Please Stand Up!cover1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick GiordanoSuperman
1Savage Awakening!comic story23script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Dave Hunt; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben OdaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lana Lang; Perry White; Vandal Savage (villain)
2-in-house column1script: Mike Flynn
3-letters page2script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: José Luis García-López

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893041004
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893041004

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Series context

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