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Action Comics (1938)Superman: "Superman's Ark"

byFred RayWriterGardner FoxWriter+23 more
DC ComicsDec 28, 1941USD $0.1068 pages
Key IssueSlice of LifeWar
OverviewMarket Data$67+Series comments

A trip to the Metropolis zoo leaves Clark Kent and Lois Lane dismayed: budget cuts and wartime restrictions have emptied the exhibits. Superman decides to address the problem himself, setting off to bring back animals from the wild.

Series
Action Comics (1938)
Issue Number
#45
Release Date
December 28, 1941
Cover Date
February 1942
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

Key Issue

  • First appearance of Stuff the Chinatown Kid

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Creators

Fred Ray

Fred Ray

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

John Hilton

Writer

Ken Fitch

Ken Fitch

Writer

Mort Weisinger

Mort Weisinger

Writer, Editor

Bernard Baily

Bernard Baily

Penciller, Inker

Chad Grothkopf

Penciller, Inker

Joseph Sulman

Penciller, Inker

Leo Nowak

Penciller

Mort Meskin

Penciller

Characters

Clancy

Clancy

Clancy the Cop

Fat Man

Fat Man

Robert Daley

Lois Lane

Lois Lane

Lois Joanne Lane

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Tex Thomson

Tex Thomson

Harold Thompson

Vigilante

Vigilante

Greg Saunders

Zatara

Zatara

Giovanni Zatara

Betty Stuart

Betty Stuart

Congorilla

Congorilla

William Glenmorgan

Count von Henzel

Count von Henzel

Fog Fortune

Fog Fortune

Gunner Bill

Gunner Bill

Bill

Teams

Daily Planet

Daily Planet

Three Aces

Three Aces

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