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88September 1945
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Action Comics #88

DC · September 1945 · on sale 1945-07-10

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#88
Publication date
September 1945
Key date
1945-09-00
On-sale date
1945-07-10
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: John SikelaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Hocus; Pocus
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2We Like to Think of It As a Medalpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Adventure of the Stingy Men!comic story12pencils: Joe ShusterSuperman [Clark Kent]; Hocus [Doc]; Pocus [Flannelhead]; Henry Weston; Roger Nolan (villain); Hiram Slag; Ben Crabbe
5The Clue of the Crazy Rhyme!comic story5script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan KayeHayfoot Henry
8Darts of Death!comic story5.67pencils: Edwin Smalle; inks: Edwin SmalleCongo Bill; Barter; Manuel
11The Avengerstext story1.67script: Ted Loury
12Of Cops and Robbers!comic story10pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Dan Morgan; Sport Hoagland (crook)
14Pranks and Parrots!comic story8pencils: W. F. White; inks: W. F. WhiteZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
16Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset

Plus 7.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-7476-4		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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