Action Comics (1938 series) (DC) #563

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Number	563
Variant Name
Volume
No Volume	No
Display Volume With Number	No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	No
Publication Date	January 1985
Key Date	1985-01-10
Year On Sale	None
Month On Sale	None
Day On Sale	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No
Price	0.75
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26)
Page Count Uncertain	No
Editing	Julius Schwartz
No Editing
Barcode
No Barcode	No
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Sequence Number	0
Title
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	cover
Feature	Superman
Genre	Super-hero
Job Number
Script
No Script	X
Pencils	Keith Giffen
No Pencils
Inks	Bob Oksner
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Superman; Ambush Bug; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jimmy Olsen (as The Blob)
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Sequence Number	1
Title	Black Beauty
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Ambush Bug
Genre	superhero; humor
Job Number
Script	Keith Giffen (plot); Robert Loren Fleming (script)
No Script
Pencils	Keith Giffen
No Pencils
Inks	Bob Oksner
No Inks
Colors	Tony Tollin
No Colors
Letters	John Costanza
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	8
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	F: Ambush Bug (Origin); GS: Superman
Synopsis	Ambush Bug tells Superman the origin of his costume, which Supes thinks is ridiculous until he realizes it is the same as his own origin.
Reprint Notes	in Super-Team (Epix, 1992 series) #1/1992
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Sequence Number	2
Title	Mr. Mxyzptlk, Media Star!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Superman
Genre	superhero
Job Number	S-4455
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
No Script
Pencils	Alex Saviuk
No Pencils
Inks	Dennis Jensen
No Inks
Colors	Tony Tollin
No Colors
Letters	Ben Oda
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	8
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	F: Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White; Morgan Edge; Lana Lang; Josh Coyle; GV: Mr. Mxyzptlk
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Sequence Number	4
Title	Jimmy Olsen -- Blob
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Superman
Genre	superhero
Job Number	S-4470
Script	Craig Boldman
No Script
Pencils	Howard Bender
No Pencils
Inks	Pablo Marcos
No Inks
Colors	Tony Tollin
No Colors
Letters	Milt Snapinn
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	8
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	F: Superman; GS: Jimmy Olson as the Blob; Lois Lane;
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