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Action Comics 21

ACTION COMICS #21

Cover Date: February 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1939-12-24

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Joe Shuster
Inks: Paul Cassidy


Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtPaul Cassidy
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Kent's Managing Editor

Villain(s):

Ultra-Humanite (Dolores Winters' body; next in flashback in All-Star Squadron #22)

Other Character(s):

Professor Terry Curtis (first appearance; a scientist who is tortured into working for Ultra-Humanite; next in flashback in All-Star Squadron #22)

Location(s):

Earth-2
Metropolis
Daily Star

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-Two.
This story has a week break in between pages 3 and 4.


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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Pep Morgan (as a jockey)

Villain(s):

gambling crooks (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Ardale
Florida


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Third Story: [No Title] (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryKen Fitch
ArtBernard Baily
LetteringBernard Baily
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Tex Thompson

Supporting Character(s):

Bob Daley
Gargantua T. Potts

Villain(s):

Maurice Oliver (first appearance; uses dolls to try and blackmail wealthy men)


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