Action Comics
#412
(May 1972)
DC,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 35
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1972-03-30
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand
- DC [character]
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff; E. Nelson Bridwell (Assistant)
- 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, 544, 600)
- Publishing Format
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #82.
Secret of the First Metropolis
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Nick Cardy
- Inks
- Nick Cardy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- B-1340
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Josdin
- Reprints
-
in Superman et Batman et Robin (Sage - Sagédition, 1969 series) #55 (juillet 1973)
-
- Keywords
- Metropolis
Secret of the First Metropolis!
Superman / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- B 2035
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Josdin (villain); Jessica Sloan
- Synopsis
- A strangely advanced man is rescued in the subway by Superman, who returns him 60 million years into the past.
- Reprints
-
in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #11/1972 ([november] 1972) -
in Stålmannen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #12/1972 (5 december 1972) which is reprinted - in Seriepocket (Semic, 1972 series) #68 (1978)
- in Superman et Batman et Robin (Sage - Sagédition, 1969 series) #55 (juillet 1973)
-
in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #105 (Circa 1973-1974) - in Serie-pocket (Semic, 1977 series) #30 (1978) [2. translation]
-
in Superman Extra (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #2 (1980)
-
- Keywords
- time travel
The Menace of the Sky-Scorchers
Superman / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates
- Pencils
- John Calnan
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- B-1305
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Paul Stewart; Tracy; Hermie
- Synopsis
- Superman discovers that something is causing satellites to fall from the sky.
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #20/1972 (30. September 1972) which is reprinted
- in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #9/1973 ([september] 1973)
- in Superman et Batman et Robin (Sage - Sagédition, 1969 series) #58 (octobre 1973)
- in Stålmannen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #10/1973 ([2 oktober] 1973)
- in Superman Extra (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #2 (1980)
-
The Superman Legend
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- B-1257
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
Features the origin of Superman and additional facts; a blue-lined image of Superman is behind the text on the first page, and a full-color Superman symbol rests at the bottom of the second page.
Duel of the Divided Man
Eclipso / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Script
- Bob Haney
- Pencils
- Lee Elias (signed)
- Inks
- Lee Elias (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Stan Starkman
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Eclipso; Bruce Gordon; Pofessor Bennett; Mona Bennett; Doctor Karko; Colonel Gray
- Synopsis
- Bruce Gordon and Profesor Bennett go into orbit in an experimental space capsule. When it looks like Eclipso could take over Gordon permanently, Gordon tries to sacrifice himself.
- Reprints
-
from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #62 (September-October 1963)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Secret of the First Metropolis
Superman -
1.
Secret of the First Metropolis!
Superman -
2.
The Menace of the Sky-Scorchers
Superman -
3.
The Superman Legend
-
4.
Duel of the Divided Man
Eclipso -
5.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
6.
[no title indexed]
Where the Action Is
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- Terry Watkins
- Allen Ross
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Bob Hughes
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