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Publisher: DC

Title: Action Comics
Issue: 443
Page Count: 100
Publish Date: January 1975
Volume: 38

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Story Title: Superman Unleashes the World's Greatest Action Heroes! - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman; Adam Strange; Hawkman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman; the Atom [Ray Palmer]; the Black Pirate
Synopsis:Superman opens the cover of an Action Comics issue and the other heroes rush out.


Story Title: How to Tell Your Dad You're Ready for a Daisy B*B Gun. - advertisement
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photo)
Inks:? (photo)
Colors:? (photo)
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - table of contents
Pages:1
Characters:Superman


Story Title: At Last! Clark Kent-- Super-Hero! - comic story
Pages:20
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Steve Lombard; Josh Coyle; Oscar Asherman; Queen Bee [Zazzala](villain); Brainiac (villain); Clayface [Matt Hagen] (villain); The Harpy (villain); Merlyn [Arthur King](villain); Ocean Master (villain); Sinestro (villain); Chronos [David Clinton] (villain); Gorilla Grodd (villain); Justice League of America [Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Aquaman; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]]; a Guardian of Oa; Warden Marwell
Synopsis:Queen Bee captures all of the Justice League except Superman, who uses Kryptonian technology to reverse Earth residents' perceptions of Clark Kent and Superman. This confuses Brainiac so that Superman can trace Queen Bee's Bee-Men back to her lair and free the Justice League, who then capture her and the other villains.


Story Title: 7 Threats in the 7 Seas! - recap
Pages:2
Genre:adventure
Characters:The Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Biff; Judy; Nicky]; Mr. Neptune; Undersea Nero; Water Alien; Sea-Sorcerer; Coral Giant; Magnetic Monster
Synopsis:One-panel recaps of stories from Sea Devils #2-3, 6-9, and 12.


Story Title: The Ghost of the Deep! - comic story
Pages:11.34
Genre:adventure
Characters:The Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy; Biff; Nicky]; Circe Smith; Circe (from mythology)
Synopsis:After watching a singer named Circe Smith at a nightclub, the Sea Devils appear to meet the mythological Circe during their next dive. She puts the male members into a contest and Dane abandons his oxygen tank, and when Judy tries to save him by sacrificing herself it jolts the boys out of their spell to save her.


Story Title: Coming Super-Attractions - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.33
Characters:Superman; Green Arrow; Black Canary


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:International Correspondence Schools (ICS)
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photo)
Inks:? (photo)
Letters:typeset


Story Title: 100 Pages for Only 60c - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:DC Comics
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:0.33
Genre:humor
Characters:The Quiet Man; boy
Synopsis:A boy is fishing in what appears to be shallow water, so The Quiet Man wades in. He is immediately submerged in deep water because the boy was standing on stilts.


Story Title: [ no title ] - activity
Features:Super-Puzzle
Pages:1.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Formula 1 - advertisement
Features:Corgi
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photo)
Inks:? (photo)
Colors:? (photo)
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:DC Comics
Pages:0.5
Characters:Batman; Cary Bates


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:DC Comics
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset
Characters:Batman; Robin


Story Title: Revolt in Painted Canyon! - comic story
Pages:10.67
Genre:western-frontier
Characters:Matt Savage; Red; Clay; Mary Beth Hale; Luther Jones; Arizona Bill Pinto; Jed Crogan; Hank Blaine; Grant; Dixon; Biscuits Baker
Synopsis:Matt concocts a ruse with his men to capture Jed Crogan and his men, who have been menacing a town and its ranchers.


Story Title: See the Mystery of the Strange Change - advertisement
Features:MPC
Pages:2
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Mesa and Butte - comic story
Features:What's The Difference Between...
Pages:0.33
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Definition of a mesa and a butte. At bottom of final page of Matt Savage story.


Story Title: The Super-Brain of Adam Strange! - comic story
Pages:11.67
Genre:science fiction; superhero
Characters:Adam Strange; Alanna; Sardath
Synopsis:Sardath attempts to control Adam's Zeta-Beam visits to Rann but a side-effect gives Adam a super-evolved brain which also creates a brain-wave menace for the planet. When Alanna shuts down Sardath's machine all returns to normal but some of the brain-wave energy becomes frozen into a rock which Adam takes back to Earth.


Story Title: Never Finished High School? - advertisement
Features:Wayne School
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Now You Can Get the Copies You've Missed - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:DC Comics
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:American Circle Corp.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: What Does This Campion Have in Common...with You? - advertisement
Features:Joe Weider
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Joe Weider; Dave Draper


Story Title: Write Right Now! - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Amazing Thefts of the I.Q. Gang! - comic story
Pages:13.34
Genre:superhero
Characters:Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Ira Quimby [I.Q.]; I.Q. Gang (villains, intro)
Synopsis:Ira Quimby's thinking is enhanced whenever he is near the rock that Adam Strange brought back to earth containing his super brain-waves. Ira constructs several super-science devices and executes crimes until defeated by Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and the rock eventually stops emitting the brain-waves.


Story Title: Big News Coming... - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:DC Comics
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Bird-Wings - illustration
Pages:0.33
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:examples of the varying structure of bird wings


Story Title: Write Right Now! - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Throne of Spain! - comic story
Pages:8
Genre:historical
Characters:The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; King Philip of Spain; Don Carlos (dies); Count Valdez; jester
Synopsis:Count Valdez and Don Carlos (the king's son) plot to place Don Carlos on the throne by imprisoning the king. But the jester tips off The Black Pirate, who rescues the king, imprisons Count Valdez and helps to kill Don Carlos.


Story Title: [ no title ] - letters page
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Characters:Superman (in logo)


Story Title: We Build High-Performance Heads. - advertisement
Features:Cleveland Institute of Electronics, Inc.
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photo)
Inks:? (photo)
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Pharaoh's Secret Spirograph - advertisement
Features:Spirograph
Pages:1
Genre:adventure
Characters:King Khee-Pahn-Truk-Ken; archaeologist
Synopsis:An archaeologist discovers the mummy of King Khee-Pahn-Truk-Ken, who is still drawing with a Spirograph after 4,000 years. The archaeologist gives him a rest by taking over with the Spirograph.


Story Title: The Continuing Adventures of Evel Knievel - advertisement
Features:Ideal Toy Corporation
Pages:1
Letters:?; typeset
Characters:Evel Knievel


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