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The Swamp of Satan

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Description

A wheelchair-bound criminal genius calling himself the Ultra-Humanite threatens Metropolis, representing Superman's first encounter with a supervillain. Despite his physical limitations, the Ultra-Humanite's superior intellect and criminal ambitions pose a genuine challenge to the Man of Steel.

Issue Details

Series

Action Comics (1938)

Issue Number

#13

Release Date

May 2, 1939

Cover Price

$0.10

Cover Date

June 1939

Page Count

68 pages

Series Details

Title

Action Comics

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

12+

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

Bernard Baily

Bernard Baily

Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Fred Guardineer

Fred Guardineer

Penciller, Inker

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Gene Baxter

Penciller, Inker

Gill Fox

Gill Fox

Penciller, Inker

Homer Fleming

Homer Fleming

Penciller, Inker

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Joe Shuster

Joe Shuster

Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Ken Fitch

Ken Fitch

Writer

Leo O'Mealia

Leo O'Mealia

Penciller, Inker

Sven Elven

Sven Elven

Letterer, Penciller, Inker

Vincent Sullivan

Vincent Sullivan

Editor

Characters

Chuck Dawson

Chuck Dawson

Kal-L

Kal-L

Kal-L / Clark Kent

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Pep Morgan

Pep Morgan

Scoop Scanlon

Scoop Scanlon

Scott Scanlon

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Tex Thomson

Harold Thompson

Tong

Tong

Ultra-Humanite

Ultra-Humanite

Gerard Shugel

Zatara

Zatara

Giovanni Zatara

Rusty James

Rusty James

James

Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam

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