(December 1968-January 1969)
DC,
1968 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1968-10-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Battle Begins...
Captain Action / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Action Boy [Carl Arno]; Captain Action [Clive Arno]; Krellik
- Reprints
-
in El Halcón de Oro (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #141 -
in Captain Action (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #2 (septembre 1971) which is reprinted - in Monde Futur (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #4 (novembre 1971)
- in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #10 (mai 1972)
-
in Captain Action: The Classic Collection (IDW, 2022 series) (May 2022)
-
The Battle Begins!
Captain Action / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Jim Shooter (credited)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Letterese
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Action Boy [Carl Arno]; Captain Action [Clive Arno]; Krellik (villain, also poses as Prof. Alfred Graeme)
- Reprints
-
in Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #61 ([May] 1970) - in Captain Action (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #2 (septembre 1971)
- in Captain Action: The Classic Collection (IDW, 2022 series) (May 2022)
-
Indexer Notes
Captain Action mentions the Justice League of America, further tying this series to DC continuity.
Captain Action and Action Boy Meet Dr. Evil
Captain Action / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Action Boy; Captain Action; Dr. Evil
Indexer Notes
Located between page 6 and 7 of the first chapter.
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 6624
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kids, let me give you some advice on spray painting.
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Cap
Indexer Notes
Note says "Thanks to - Jimmy Olsen, National Comics."
Part II: Captain Action's Reactions!
Captain Action / comic story / 9.6 pages
- Script
- Jim Shooter (credited)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (credited)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (credited as Wallace Wood)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Letterese
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Carl Arno; Captain Action [Clive Arno]; Krellik (villain, also poses as Carl Arno); Sarah (Clive Arno's secretary, on intercom)
- Reprints
- in Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #61 ([May] 1970)
- in Captain Action (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #2 (septembre 1971)
- in Captain Action: The Classic Collection (IDW, 2022 series) (May 2022)
-
Indexer Notes
Captain Action creates the Silver Streak, an amphibious craft.
Coming in the Next Issue! Captain Action's Arch-Foe... Dr. Evil!
Captain Action / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dr. Evil [Dr. Stefan Tracy]
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Battle Begins...
Captain Action -
1.
The Battle Begins!
Captain Action -
2.
Captain Action and Action Boy Meet Dr. Evil
Captain Action -
3.
["Kids, let me give you some advice on spray painting."]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
4.
Part II: Captain Action's Reactions!
Captain Action -
5.
Coming in the Next Issue! Captain Action's Arch-Foe... Dr. Evil!
Captain Action
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- John Censullo
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Steve Jenner
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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