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Action Comics 29

ACTION COMICS #29

Cover Date: October 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-08-23

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Cover Credits:
Art: Paul Cassidy


Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJack Burnley
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane
Sergeant Casey

Villain(s):

Life Insurance racketeers (first appearance for all; Martin, Tom Bruce, Fullerton named)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Comment(s):

Lois lives at the Parkview Apartments.


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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Papp
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Pep Morgan

Villain(s):

A giant dinosaur like creature (first appearance; dies)

Other Character(s):

Ted Rock (first appearance; leads an expedition looking for "the monster")
China Charlie (first appearance; joins the expedition)

Location(s):

Cambodia

Comment(s):

This story takes place during Pep's summer vacation.


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Third Story: "The Red Raiders!" (4 Pages)

Credits:

ArtSheldon Moldoff
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Black Pirate

Supporting Character(s):

Jeannie

Villain(s):

Red Raiders (first appearance)

Comment(s):

This story continues from the previous issue and into next issue.


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtChad Grothkopf
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Three Aces
Fog Fortune
Whistler Will
Gunner Bill

Villain(s):

Blue Raider (first appearance; uses a very fast blue plane to rob aircraft)

Location(s):

Arabia
Africa


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryKen Fitch
ArtBernard Baily
LetteringBernard Baily
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Tex Thompson (last in flashback in Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant #1/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Bob Daley
District Attorney Maloney
Miss X

Villain(s):

Syronian spies (first appearance for all; Borin named)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Washington, DC


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Sixth Story: [No Title] (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Zatara the Magician

Villain(s):

A gang of thieves (first appearance for all; attempt to steal the location of a buried treasure)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Carolina Island


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