Action Comics (1938 series) (DC) #88

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Number 88 88
Volume
No Volume No No
Volume Not Printed False False
Display Volume With Number No No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed Printed Printed
Brand A Superman DC Publication A Superman DC Publication
No Brand No No
Publication Date September 1945 September 1945
Year On Sale None None
Month On Sale None None
Day On Sale None None
On Sale Date Uncertain No No
Key Date 1945-09-00 1945-09-00
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency No No
Price 0.10 USD 0.10 USD
Page Count 52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 44) 52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 44)
Page Count Uncertain No No
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor) Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer No No
Barcode
No Barcode Yes Yes
Rating
No Rating False False
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0. ["Abracadabra...alacazam...carpet, go faster!"] (Superman) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 0 0
Title "Abracadabra...alacazam...carpet, go faster!" "Abracadabra...alacazam...carpet, go faster!"
Unofficial Title? Yes Yes
First Line
Type cover cover
Feature Superman Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
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Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script
No Script X X
Pencils Joe Shuster Joe Shuster
No Pencils
Inks John Sikela John Sikela
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Colors ? ?
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Characters Superman; Hocus; Pocus Superman; Hocus; Pocus
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Keywords flying carpets; polar bears; rabbits; the Arctic flying carpets; polar bears; rabbits; the Arctic
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1. The Adventure of the Stingy Men (Superman) comic story, 12p [S P I C L E]

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Title The Adventure of the Stingy Men The Adventure of the Stingy Men
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type comic story comic story
Feature Superman Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
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Page Count 12 12
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils Joe Shuster Joe Shuster
No Pencils
Inks ? ?
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No Colors
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No Editing X X
Characters Superman; Hocus; Pocus Superman; Hocus; Pocus
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Notes Pencil credit by Bob Hughes 5/07. Originally incorrectly said John Sikela. Pencil credit by Bob Hughes 5/07. Originally incorrectly said John Sikela.
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2. The Clue of the Crazy Rhyme (Hayfoot Henry) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Title The Clue of the Crazy Rhyme The Clue of the Crazy Rhyme
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
Feature Hayfoot Henry Hayfoot Henry
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Feature Logo
Genre detective; humor humor; detective-mystery
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Page Count 5 5
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Al Schwartz Al Schwartz
No Script
Pencils Stan Kaye Stan Kaye
No Pencils
Inks Stan Kaye Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
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No Editing X X
Characters Hayfoot Henry Hayfoot Henry
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3. Darts of Death (Congo Bill) comic story, 6p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 3 3
Title Darts of Death Darts of Death
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
Feature Congo Bill Congo Bill
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre jungle jungle
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Page Count 6 6
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
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Pencils Edwin Smalle Edwin Smalle
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Inks Edwin Smalle Edwin Smalle
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Colors ? ?
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Characters Congo Bill Congo Bill
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4. The Avengers (no feature) text story, 2p [S P I E]

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Sequence Number 4 4
Title The Avengers The Avengers
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type text story text story
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Page Count 2 2
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Ted Udal ? (as Ted Loury) Ted Udal ? (as Ted Loury)
No Script
Pencils no spot illos no spot illos
No Pencils
Inks no spot illos no spot illos
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No Editing X X
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5. Of Cops and Robbers (Vigilante) comic story, 10p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 5 5
Title Of Cops and Robbers Of Cops and Robbers
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
Feature Vigilante Vigilante
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Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
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Page Count 10 10
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.) Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.)
No Pencils
Inks ? ?
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Characters The Vigilante The Vigilante
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6. Pranks and Parrots (Zatara) comic story, 8p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 6 6
Title Pranks and Parrots Pranks and Parrots
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type comic story comic story
Feature Zatara Zatara
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Feature Logo
Genre occult occult
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Page Count 8 8
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils W. F. White W. F. White
No Pencils
Inks W. F. White W. F. White
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Colors ? ?
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Characters Zatara Zatara
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Anonymous User This is an automatically generated changeset to migrate genre names. 2013-05-09 06:46:52 Available Editing
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