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Action Comics (1938)Superman, Gridiron Hero

byFrank ThomasWriterGardner FoxWriter+37 more
DC ComicsAug 2, 1938USD $0.1068 pages
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A college football coach at Dale University recruits a gang of thugs to guarantee a victory over rival Cordell University. Superman discovers the fix and secretly takes the place of an innocent Cordell player to stop it.

Series
Action Comics (1938)
Issue Number
#4
Release Date
August 2, 1938
Cover Date
September 1938
Cover Price
USD $0.10
Page Count
68

Series Details

Title
Action Comics
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1938 - 2011
Issues Count
864

Collected In

DC Finest: Superman (Trade Paperback, 2024) #1: The First Superhero
#1

DC Finest: Superman (Trade Paperback, 2024) #1: The First Superhero

Nov 05, 2024

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Creators

Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Gene Baxter

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Gil Kesson

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Jimmy Hansen

Writer

Ken Fitch

Ken Fitch

Writer

Russell Cole

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Bernard Baily

Bernard Baily

Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Fred Guardineer

Fred Guardineer

Penciller, Inker

Homer Fleming

Homer Fleming

Penciller, Inker

Joe Shuster

Joe Shuster

Penciller, Inker

Characters

Chuck Dawson

Chuck Dawson

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Pep Morgan

Pep Morgan

Scoop Scanlon

Scoop Scanlon

Scott Scanlon

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Tex Thomson

Tex Thomson

Harold Thompson

Tong

Tong

Zatara

Zatara

Giovanni Zatara

Mr. Randall

Rusty James

Rusty James

James

Teams

Daily Star

Daily Star

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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