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89October 1945
$0.10

Action Comics #89

DC · October 1945 · on sale 1945-08-13

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#89
Publication date
October 1945
Key date
1945-10-00
On-sale date
1945-08-13
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The King of Colorcover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman [Clark Kent]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2A Is for Antelopepromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The King of Color!comic story12pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: Ira YarbroughSuperman [Clark Kent]; Mortimer Riggs-Biddle III; Milford; S. Andrew Bascomb; Herbert; Lois Lane; Herbert Van Gilder; Brick-Top Boyle; Turk; Pug; Pixie
6The Elephant's Homecoming!comic story5.67pencils: Edwin Smalle; inks: Edwin SmalleCongo Bill; Snorky White; Walt Sellers; Kala (elephant); Jackal Darcy
9An Ill Wind Blows!comic story5script: Al Schwartz; pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan KayeHayfoot Henry
12The Cruise of the Ichabod Q!comic story10pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Mrs. Percival Braithe; Stoney; Rocky; Flint; Shakes
14River Cruisetext story1.67script: Ted Loury
15Race Against Rogues!comic story7pencils: W. F. White; inks: W. F. WhiteZatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; The Four Aces (crooks)
17Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset

Plus 8.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 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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