Action Comics (1938 series) (DC) #444

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Field	Added / Next
Number	444
Volume	38
No Volume	No
Display Volume With Number	No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	No
Publication Date	February 1975
Key Date	1975-02-10
Year On Sale	None
Month On Sale	None
Day On Sale	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No
Price	0.25
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 22)
Page Count Uncertain	No
Editing	Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)
No Editing
Barcode
No Barcode	No
Notes	Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]
Keywords
Reprint Links

Field	Added / Next
Sequence Number	0
Title	Beware the Hero-Killers!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	cover
Feature	Superman
Genre	Super-hero
Job Number	S-1883
Script
No Script	X
Pencils	Nick Cardy (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Nick Cardy (signed)
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Superman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Kydyk
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes	Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]
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Field	Added / Next
Sequence Number	1
Title	Beware the Hero-Killers!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Superman
Genre	Super-hero
Job Number	S-1855
Script	Cary Bates
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Tex Blaisdell
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	14
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Superman; Clark Kent; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (guest star); Sinestro (villain); Steve Lombard; Zoyoz (villain); Kydyk (villain); Trygg; Voltro
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #48
Notes
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Field	Added / Next
Sequence Number	2
Title	The Black Canary is Dead!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Green Arrow
Genre	Super-hero
Job Number	S-1875
Script	Elliot S! Maggin (script); Mike Grell (plot)
No Script
Pencils	Mike Grell
No Pencils
Inks	Mike Grell
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	6
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Green Arrow; Black Canary
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes	Black Canary becomes a consistent co-star at this point. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).
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