Action Comics (1938 series) (DC) #439
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439
439
Volume
37
37
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No
Volume Not Printed
False
False
Display Volume With Number
No
No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed
Printed
Printed
Brand
No Brand
No
No
Publication Date
September 1974
September 1974
Year On Sale
None
None
Month On Sale
None
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Day On Sale
None
None
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No
No
Key Date
1974-09-10
1974-09-10
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency
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No
Price
$0.20
$0.20
Page Count
(note: total sum of story page counts is 56)
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 21)
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No
No
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer
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Barcode
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Rating
No Rating
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False
Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]
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| 0. Too Big to Live! (Superman) cover, 1p | [S P I C L E] |
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| Sequence Number | 0 | 0 |
| Title | Too Big to Live! | Too Big to Live! |
| Unofficial Title? | No | No |
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| Type | cover | cover |
| Feature | Superman | Superman |
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| Genre | Super-hero | Super-hero |
| Job Number | S-1785 | S-1785 |
| Page Count | 36 | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No | No |
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| No Script | X | |
| Pencils | Nick Cardy | Nick Cardy |
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| Inks | Nick Cardy | Nick Cardy |
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| Colors | ? | ? |
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| Editing | Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor) | |
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| Characters | Superman; Captain Strong | Superman; Captain Strong |
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| Notes | Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007] | Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007] |
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| 1. Too Big To Live! (Superman) comic story, 14p | [S P I C L E] |
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| Sequence Number | 1 | 1 |
| Title | Too Big To Live! | Too Big To Live! |
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| Type | comic story | comic story |
| Feature | Superman | Superman |
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| Genre | Super-hero | Super-hero |
| Job Number | S-1773 | S-1773 |
| Page Count | 14 | 14 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No | No |
| Script | Cary Bates | Cary Bates |
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| Pencils | Curt Swan | Curt Swan |
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| Inks | Bob Oksner | Bob Oksner |
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| Colors | ? | ? |
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| Characters | Superman; Captain Strong; Carnox; Olivia Tallow; S. T. A. R. Labs; Mr. Mitchel | Superman; Captain Strong; Carnox; Olivia Tallow; S. T. A. R. Labs; Mr. Mitchel |
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| Synopsis | The spaceman Carnox was caught on Earth 1 million years ago and is revived in the present. He has got a decease that can be cured by Captain Strong's sauncha plants. | The spaceman Carnox was caught on Earth 1 million years ago and is revived in the present. He has got a decease that can be cured by Captain Strong's sauncha plants. |
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| Notes | Captain Strong, Olivia Tallow and Carnox are modelled after Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto. | Captain Strong, Olivia Tallow and Carnox are modelled after Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto. |
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| 2. Danger In Two Dimensions! (Atom) comic story, 6p | [S P I C L E] |
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| Sequence Number | 2 | 2 |
| Title | Danger In Two Dimensions! | Danger In Two Dimensions! |
| Unofficial Title? | No | No |
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| Type | comic story | comic story |
| Feature | Atom | Atom |
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| Genre | Super-hero | Super-hero |
| Job Number | S-1776 | S-1776 |
| Page Count | 6 | 6 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No | No |
| Script | Martin Pasko | Martin Pasko |
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| Pencils | Dick Dillin | Dick Dillin |
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| Inks | Tex Blaisdell | Tex Blaisdell |
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| Colors | ? | ? |
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| Characters | The Atom; Professor Myles Adrian (villain); Jean Loring | The Atom; Professor Myles Adrian (villain); Jean Loring |
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| Synopsis | Professor Myles Adrian has gained the power to shrink to 2 dimensions, but is dying by it. | Professor Myles Adrian has gained the power to shrink to 2 dimensions, but is dying by it. |
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| Notes | Part 2. Story continued from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #438. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. | Part 2. Story continued from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #438. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. |
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| Commenter | Comment | Revision | Timestamp | Old State | New State |
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| Anonymous User | This change is a temporary migration representing the state of the database at the time of the new site deployment. It will be replaced by history assembled from our old database soon. | 2010-11-20 09:39:13 | Available | Approved |
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