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65October 1943
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Action Comics #65

DC · October 1943 · on sale 1943-08-14

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#65
Publication date
October 1943
Key date
1943-10-00
On-sale date
1943-08-14
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Million-Dollar Marathoncover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleySuperman [Clark Kent]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Thomas Jeffersontext article0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Million-Dollar Marathon!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Sam Citron; inks: Don KomisarowSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Truman Treadwell (death); Roger; Lawton; Brandon (villain); Tug Moxton (villain)
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1
6The Bard of Banditry!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Mort MeskinThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff [Jimmy Leung]; VILLAINS: Shakes, Two-Gun Phidias (introduction), Muscles Rembrandt (introduction)
7Jitters Jeepcomic story2script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack Farr
8Storm over the Bering!comic story5.67script: Joe Samachson; pencils: John Daly; inks: John DalyCongo Bill; VILLAINS: pirates
10-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPvt. Pete
11Schickelgruber's Nightmare!comic story7.67script: Joseph Greene; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyAmericommando [Tex Thomson]; GUEST: Professor Hrja (death); VILLAIN: Adolf Hitler,
12World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
13Fifth Columnisttext story2script: Denny WintersJames Oglethorpe
14Hank the Yankcomic story1script: Ray Houlihan; pencils: Ray Houlihan; inks: Ray Houlihan; letters: Ray HoulihanHank
16The Riddle of the Tired Thespians!comic story8script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Sulman; inks: Joe SulmanZatara

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Action Comics Archives #4
ISBN 1-4012-0408-2		2005On 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 ›

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