Action Comics
#526
[Direct]
(December 1981)
- Volume:
- 44
- Price:
- 0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
- Pages:
- 40
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449); ongoing series
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #526 [Newsstand].
Direct market editions have an inserted centerfold, on glossy paper and are 40 pages. This contains the Hostess ad, the CBS Saturday morning cartoon line-up and an ad for Monogram models.
The Man Who Murdered Metropolis!
Superman / comic story / 19 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Marv Wolfman
- Pencils:
- Joe Staton
- Inks:
- Frank Chiaramonte
- Colors:
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters:
- John Costanza
- Job Number:
- S-3768
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Morgan Edge; Neutron (villain); Lex Luthor (cameo flashback); Ronald Reagan; Nancy Reagan; H.I.V.E. (villains); Green Kryptonite
- Reprints:
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #3/1982 (3. Februar 1982)
- in Superserien (Semic AS, 1982 series) #12/1982 (15. juni 1982)
- in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #62-63 (oct-nov 1982)
Air Wave Tunes In!
Air Wave / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Rozakis
- Pencils:
- Alex Saviuk
- Inks:
- Vince Colletta
- Colors:
- Tom Ziuko
- Letters:
- Shelly Leferman
- Job Number:
- S-3748
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Air Wave [Hal Jordan]; Jack Jordan; Jan Jordan; Jennifer Jordan; Jason Jordan
- Reprints:
- in Justice League of America (Federal, 1983 series) #3 ([January 1984])
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Penguins on Parade
The Penguin; Hostess Fruit Pie / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Vince Colletta
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Penguin
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Man Who Murdered Metropolis!
Superman -
2.
Air Wave Tunes In!
Air Wave -
3.
Penguins on Parade
The Penguin; Hostess Fruit Pie
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Per Sandell
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- Bob Klein
- Jon Ingersoll
- 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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