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Action Comics (1938)The Water Sprite!

byAlvin SchwartzWriterJerry SiegelWriter+25 more
DC ComicsJan 18, 1945USD $0.1052 pages
Slice of LifeWar
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A young woman named Nellie Thornley reports sightings of a water sprite near a local dam. When Superman investigates, he discovers the creature is a fabrication engineered to distract inspectors from dangerously substandard materials used in the dam's construction.

Series
Action Comics (1938)
Issue Number
#82
Release Date
January 18, 1945
Cover Date
March 1945
Cover Price
USD $0.10
Page Count
52

Series Details

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

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Creators

Alvin Schwartz

Alvin Schwartz

Writer

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Joe Samachson

Writer

Suat Yalaz

Suat Yalaz

Writer

Whitney Ellsworth

Whitney Ellsworth

Writer, Editor

Joe Shuster

Joe Shuster

Artist

Ira Yarbrough

Penciller, Inker

Jack Burnley

Jack Burnley

Penciller, Cover Artist

John Daly

Penciller, Inker

Luca Maresca

Luca Maresca

Penciller, Inker

Mort Meskin

Penciller, Inker

Raymond Perry

Penciller, Inker

Characters

Lois Lane

Lois Lane

Lois Joanne Lane

Perry White

Perry White

Perry Jerome White

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Vigilante

Vigilante

Greg Saunders

Zatara

Zatara

Giovanni Zatara

Hayfoot Henry

Hayfoot Henry

Stuff

Stuff

Jimmy Leong

Volto

Volto

Congorilla

Congorilla

William Glenmorgan

Teams

Daily Planet

Daily Planet

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