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Action Comics (1938)The Terror from Saturn

byAudrey BlumWriterBill FingerWriter+27 more
DC ComicsAug 1, 1939USD $0.1068 pages
Slice of LifeWar
OverviewMarket Data$2,901+Series comments

Superman rescues a man from the brink of suicide, only to find his downfall was caused by illegal gambling. Clark Kent investigates the next day, determined to expose the numbers racket that has ruined countless lives.

Series
Action Comics (1938)
Issue Number
#16
Release Date
August 1, 1939
Cover Date
September 1939
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
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DC Finest: Superman (Trade Paperback, 2024) #1: The First Superhero

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Creators

Audrey Blum

Audrey Blum

Writer

Bill Finger

Bill Finger

Writer

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

George Papp

George Papp

Writer, Artist

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Ken Fitch

Ken Fitch

Writer

Bernard Baily

Bernard Baily

Artist, Inker, Letterer

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Artist, Inker

Fred Guardineer

Fred Guardineer

Artist, Inker, Cover Artist

Homer Fleming

Homer Fleming

Artist, Inker

Sheldon Moldoff

Sheldon Moldoff

Artist, Inker

Sven Elven

Artist, Letterer

Characters

Chuck Dawson

Chuck Dawson

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Pep Morgan

Pep Morgan

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Tex Thomson

Tex Thomson

Harold Thompson

Tong

Tong

Zatara

Zatara

Giovanni Zatara

George Taylor

George Taylor

George Taylor

Clip Carson

Clip Carson

Gargantua T. Potts

Gargantua T. Potts

Gargantua T. Potts

Teams

Metropolis Police Department

Metropolis Police Department

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