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Action Comics 3

ACTION COMICS #3

Cover Date: August 1938
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Leo O'Mealia (signed)


Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJoe Shuster
LetteringJoe Shuster
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Kent's Editor

Villain(s):

Thorton Blakely (first appearance; a crooked mine owner; sees the error of his ways)

Location(s):

An unnamed large metropolitan city
Blakelyville (first appearance)


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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtWill Ely
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Scoop Scanlon

Supporting Character(s):

Rusty James

Villain(s):

Two crooks operating out of a dance club (first appearance for both)

Comment(s):

This story is printed in black and white.


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Third Story: [No Title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Pep Morgan (now a racecar driver; last in New Book of Comics #2)

Villain(s):

Blackie and Davis (first appearance for both; try to cause Pep to lose the race)


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryKen Fitch
ArtBernard Baily
LetteringBernard Baily
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Tex Thompson

Supporting Character(s):

Bob Daley

Villain(s):

Gorrah (revealed to be an imposter; apparently falls to drown)
Scharem and Hawntem (first appearance for both; two large strong and bulletproof bodyguards for the Gorrah)

Other Character(s):

The Gorrah of the Sealed City (first appearance; the real ruler of the Sealed City)

Location(s):

Sealed City

Comment(s):

This story continues from last issue and into next issue.


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Fifth Story: "Death from the Air" (12 Pages)

Credits:

ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Zatara the Magician

Supporting Character(s):

Tong

Villain(s):

Tigress (in between issue #1/2 and #6/5; kills wealthy men from small airplanes)


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