Issue

The Water Sprite!

Overview Market Data $900+ Discussion

Description

A young woman named Nellie Thornley reports sightings of a water sprite near a local dam. When Superman investigates, he discovers the creature is a fabrication engineered to distract inspectors from dangerously substandard materials used in the dam's construction.

Issue Details

Series

Action Comics (1938)

Issue Number

#82

Release Date

January 18, 1945

Cover Price

$0.10

Cover Date

March 1945

Page Count

52 pages

Series Details

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1938 - 2011

Issues Count

867

Genres

Slice of Life, War, Historical, Superhero, Sports, Crime, Western, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Anthro, Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy

Format

Standard

Age Rating

T - Teen

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

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Alvin Schwartz

Alvin Schwartz

Writer

George Roussos

George Roussos

Inker

Ira Yarbrough

Penciller, Inker

Jack Adler

Jack Adler

Colorist

Jack Burnley

Jack Burnley

Penciller, Cover Artist

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Joe Samachson

Writer

Joe Shuster

Joe Shuster

Artist, Penciller

John Daly

Penciller, Inker

Luca Maresca

Luca Maresca

Penciller, Inker

Mort Meskin

Mort Meskin

Penciller, Inker

Raymond Perry

Penciller, Inker

Characters

Lois Lane

Lois Lane

Lois Joanne Lane

Perry White

Perry White

Perry Jerome White

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Vigilante

Vigilante

Greg Saunders

Zatara

Zatara

Giovanni Zatara

Hayfoot Henry

Hayfoot Henry

Stuff

Stuff

Jimmy Leong

Volto

Volto

Congorilla

Congorilla

William Glenmorgan

Teams

Daily Planet

Daily Planet

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