Action Comics
#449
(July 1975)
DC,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 38
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1975-04-22
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [circle]
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #117.
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- S-2006
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You smashed us to pieces, Superman!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
-
in Super-Heróis (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1982 series) #2 (Janeiro 1983)
-
- Keywords
- robots
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
Green Arrow is referred to as the Golden Age Green Arrow, but the reprinted story comes from the Silver Age.
The Spy
Hostess Fruit Pies; Superman / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
My Best Friend-- The Super-Spy!
Superman / comic story / 25 pages
- Job Number
- S-1964
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Morgan Edge; Laura Conway; Steve Lombard; Perry White; Lola Barnett; Lance Holloway
- Reprints
-
in Superman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1973 series) #5 (1975) -
in Stålmannen (Semic, 1976 series) #3/1979 ([6 mars] 1979) -
in Supermann (Semic, 1977 series) #3/1979 (uke 12 1979) - in Super-Heróis (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1982 series) #2 (Janeiro 1983)
- in Serie-pocket (Semic, 1977 series) #112 (1985) [2. translation]
-
Comedy Cover Capers
Superman / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell ?
- Pencils
- Nick Cardy
- Inks
- Nick Cardy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (sourced)
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
The covers of Action Comics #438, 415, 421, and 413 with new humorous captions.
The Mystery of the Giant Arrows
Green Arrow / comic story / 10.67 pages
- Script
- Ed Herron; Jack Kirby ? (plot)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby; Rosalind Kirby (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Pat Gordon
- Job Number
- N-1233
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Feature); Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Riggles (Guest); Xeen Arrow (Guest); Aliens (Villains)
- Synopsis
- GA and Speedy investigate giant arrows falling from the sky and are pulled into an alternate dimension where they meet Xeen Arrow.
- Reprints
-
from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (September 1958), #253 (October 1958) [p. 1 omitted]
-
Indexer Notes
Two stories edited into one by removing page 1 of the second story. Script credit per Martin O'Hearn; we previously credited the script to Dave Wood in error.
Green Arrow's Amazing Arsenal!
Green Arrow / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell ?
- Pencils
- George Papp; Lee Elias; Dick Dillin
- Inks
- George Papp; Lee Elias; Dick Giordano ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Letterese ?
- Job Number
- N-1298
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Green Arrow; Speedy
Indexer Notes
Feature on Green Arrow's weapons utilizing panels from earlier stories.
[no title indexed]
Superman in Action / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell (signed as E. N. B.)
- Pencils
- Murphy Anderson (illustration)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- S-2013
The Atomic Flea!
The Atom / comic story / 10.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]
- Reprints
- from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #18 (April-May 1965)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["You smashed us to pieces, Superman!"]
Superman -
1.
The Spy
Hostess Fruit Pies; Superman -
2.
My Best Friend-- The Super-Spy!
Superman -
3.
Comedy Cover Capers
Superman -
4.
The Mystery of the Giant Arrows
Green Arrow -
5.
Green Arrow's Amazing Arsenal!
Green Arrow -
6.
[no title indexed]
Superman in Action -
7.
The Atomic Flea!
The Atom
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- CTGarry
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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