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Publishers / DC / Action Comics (1938) / #554
554April 1984
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP

Action Comics #554

DC · April 1984 · on sale January 3, 1984

2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#554
Publication date
April 1984
Key date
April 1984
On-sale date
January 3, 1984
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Anthony Tollin
1If Superman Didn't Exist...comic story23script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Tony Tollin; letters: Ben OdaSuperman [Clark Kent]
2-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano
3-letters page1.8script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: José Luis García-López
4-statement of ownership0.2letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893041004
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893041004

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #611985On eBay ›
Superman in the Eighties #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0952-1		2006On eBay ›
Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3674-8		2013On eBay ›
Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7887-8		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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