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Action Comics (1938)

The Life Insurance Scam

byGardner FoxWriterJerry SiegelWriter+25 more
DC ComicsAug 22, 1940USD $0.1068 pages
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When Clark Kent discovers that an elderly woman's medication has been poisoned, he suspects her death was staged to collect a life insurance payout. The investigation draws Clark and Lois deeper into a scheme targeting vulnerable victims.

Series
Action Comics (1938)
Issue Number
#29
Release Date
August 22, 1940
Cover Date
October 1940
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

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Creators

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Ken Fitch

Ken Fitch

Writer

Bernard Baily

Bernard Baily

Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Penciller

Chad Grothkopf

Penciller, Inker

Fred Guardineer

Fred Guardineer

Penciller, Inker

Gene Baxter

Penciller, Inker

George Papp

George Papp

Penciller, Inker

Howard Purcell

Howard Purcell

Penciller, Inker

Jack Burnley

Jack Burnley

Penciller, Inker

Joe Shuster

Joe Shuster

Penciller, Inker

Characters

Black Pirate

Black Pirate

Jon Valor

Lois Lane

Lois Lane

Lois Joanne Lane

Pep Morgan

Pep Morgan

Sgt Casey

Sgt Casey

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Tex Thomson

Tex Thomson

Harold Thompson

Zatara

Zatara

Giovanni Zatara

Clip Carson

Clip Carson

Fog Fortune

Fog Fortune

Gunner Bill

Gunner Bill

Bill

Whistler Will

Whistler Will

Will

Teams

Three Aces

Three Aces

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