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550December 1983
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.25 GBP

Action Comics #550

DC · December 1983 · on sale 1983-09-06

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#550
Publication date
December 1983
Key date
1983-12-00
On-sale date
1983-09-06
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Day the Earth Exploded!cover1pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: Anthony TollinSuperman
1The Day the Earth Explodedcomic story25script: E. Nelson Bridwell, Bob Rozakis; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Sal Trapani; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben OdaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen; The Exploder (villain)
2-letters page1script: Bob Rozakis

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893041012
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893041012

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