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71April 1944
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Action Comics #71

DC · April 1944 · on sale 1944-02-15

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#71
Publication date
April 1944
Key date
1944-04-00
On-sale date
1944-02-15
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Valentine Villainy!cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3Valentine Villainy!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Betty Roxmore; the Count; Spike; Leek; Paddy
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffClancy the Cop
6Alias Mr. Sunshine!comic story10script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: George RoussosThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; The Rainbow Man [Count Fogge] (introduction, villain); Shakes (introduction, villain); Dictionary (introduction, villain); Wilkins; Mrs. Lukers; Mrs. Vandervan
8The Weird and Eerie Mystery of Ghastly Gablescomic story4script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrSuper Sleuth McFooey
9Be a Magician! Turn Waste Paper into War Weapons!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]
10Desert Danger!comic story5.67pencils: Edwin Smalle; inks: Edwin SmalleCongo Bill; Hitchins; Lightning (cheetah); Askut; Ben Azaar; Ali Habeel
11World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
12Mission for Freedom!comic story7.67script: Joseph Greene; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyAmericommando [Tex Thomson]
13-public service announcement0.33
14Best in the Housetext story2script: Ted Loury
15-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffClancy the Cop
16Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.25letters: typeset
17The Idol on the Island!comic story8pencils: Joe Sulman; inks: Joe SulmanZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Taos; Grog; Big Hank Hope (crook)

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Action Comics Archives #5
ISBN 1-4012-1188-7		2007On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7257-9		2017On eBay ›

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