Publishers / DC / Action Comics (1938) / #81
81February 1945
$0.10

Action Comics #81

DC · February 1945 · on sale 1944-12-12

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#81
Publication date
February 1945
Key date
1945-02-00
On-sale date
1944-12-12
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Baby New Year; Father Time
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Buzzypromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3Fairyland Isle!comic story12pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: Ira YarbroughSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen (un-named); John Nicholas; Jason; Ted; Ned; Fancy Dan
5The Man Who Stole Time!comic story5pencils: Thurston Harper; inks: Thurston HarperHayfoot Henry
8Nemesis of the Northland!comic story5.67script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: John Daly; inks: John DalyCongo Bill; Big Dutch; MacGregor
9-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
11Ticket to Deathtext story1.67script: Fred Whitby
12The Chinatown Kid, Magician!comic story10script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Mingo (crook); Forrester; Archie (crook)
14Sea-Going Sparklers!comic story8pencils: William White; inks: William WhiteZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; "Stone" Stanner (crook); Hammer (crook); Miguel
16Not to Be Repeated!public service announcement0.33letters: typeset

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Action Comics Archives #5
ISBN 1-4012-1188-7		2007On eBay ›
Special Edition, Action Comics #21944On 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 ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Before you buy

  • Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
  • Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
  • Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #8081 of 866#82 ›

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com