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Action Comics 451

ACTION COMICS #451

Cover Date: September 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
Publication Date: 1975-06-24

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Cover Credits:
Art: Bob Oksner (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "The Great Super-Hero Contest" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJim Shooter
PencilsCurt Swan
InksJose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #291; next in World's Finest Comics #232)

Supporting Character(s):

Morgan Edge (last in Superman Family #172; next in Superman Vol. 1 #292/2)
Steve Lombard (last in Superman Vol. 1 #201; next in issue #452)

Villain(s):

Louie (first appearance; a pick pocket and con artist)
an alien giant (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Ben Aldain (first appearance; a Galadorian)
Melody (first appearance; fiancée of Ben Aldain)
the Sentinel Tree (first appearance)
Amy (first appearance; a WGBS receptionist)
Holstan (first appearance; a fashion designer)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
WGBS Building
Unidentified Space Sector
Galador (first mentioned)


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Second Story: "The Day the Dreaming Dies" (5 Pages)

Credits:

StoryElliot S. Maggin
ArtMike Grell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) (in between issues 450/2 and #452/2)

Guest Star(s):

Black Canary (in between issues 450/2 and #452/2)

Villain(s):

Thurston Keane (in between issues 450/2 and #452/2)
the Organization (in between issues 450/2 and #452/2)

Other Character(s):

Davy Tenzer (in between issues 450/2 and #452/2)

Location(s):

a hotel in the Berkshires

Comment(s):

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.


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