Action Comics
#518
[Newsstand]
(April 1981)
- Volume:
- 44
- Price:
- 0.50 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC [bullet]
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 600)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
["Great Krypton! Why would those aliens want to steal a huge dam?"]
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Ross Andru (signed)
- Inks:
- Dick Giordano (signed)
- Colors:
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- S-3572
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Aquaman (inset)
- Keywords:
- dams; flooding
Indexer Notes
Color credits provided by Anthony Tollin.
![Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #518 [Newsstand]](http://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/812/w200/812432.jpg?7796582447665149694)
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Treasure Hunt on a Small Planet
Superman / comic story / 17 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Frank Chiaramonte
- Colors:
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters:
- Todd Klein
- Job Number:
- S-3555
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Mike Murphy; Jimmy Olsen; Steve Lombard; Karmault; Farlung; Professor Hodgkins
- Synopsis:
- Superman must discover why alien beings are stealing dams and factories on Earth.
Old Gold
Wonder Woman; Hostess / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Hostess Twinkie ad.
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Aquaman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Pencils:
- Don Heck
- Inks:
- Don Heck
- Colors:
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Editing:
- Len Wein
- Job Number:
- J-7016
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Aquaman; Mera; Inspector Irwin; Ocean Master; Poseidon; Cal
- Synopsis:
- Poseidon attacks Aquaman.
Indexer Notes
Story in Action #518-520 expanded from plot originally intended for Adventure #480.
[no title indexed]
Superman in Action / letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Rozakis
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- S-3577
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Tony Edwards, Michael Burkhalter, T.M. Maple, Mike Christiansen and Neil Ahlquist.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Great Krypton! Why would those aliens want to steal a huge dam?"]
Superman -
1.
Treasure Hunt on a Small Planet
Superman -
2.
Old Gold
Wonder Woman; Hostess -
3.
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Aquaman -
4.
[no title indexed]
Superman in Action
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- Diverse Hands
- Brian Mowbray
- John Greb
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Lou Mazzella
- Carlos Tasada
- John Douglas Miceli
- Kyle Weber
- Terry Watkins
- Allen Ross
- Jerry Hillegas
- Gregory Fischer
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Bob Hughes
- Darrel McCann
- Ed Boner
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