Title:
Action Comics
Synopsis:
”The Man Who Wrote Superman’s Obituary!”
After Superman defeats Ozymaxias, a monster from ancient Earth, he learns that the Daily Planet’s morgue keeper has learned his secret identity thanks to an accidental link between his teletype and the diary-writing device at the Fortress of Solitude.
The Human Target: ”The Rodeo Riddle Contract”
Someone is trying to kill rodeo star Rick Ryan. Chance ducks attempts on ”his” life – by a thrown branding iron and a bucking bronco while keeping tabs on three suspects. Chance corners the three hoping one of them would snap. He did! Chance chases down the would-be killer and hog-ties the varmint. But he wasn’t supposed to kill Ryan – just scare him into marrying his girlfriend – so says his girlfriend in a twist confession!
After Superman defeats Ozymaxias, a monster from ancient Earth, he learns that the Daily Planet’s morgue keeper has learned his secret identity thanks to an accidental link between his teletype and the diary-writing device at the Fortress of Solitude.
The Human Target: ”The Rodeo Riddle Contract”
Someone is trying to kill rodeo star Rick Ryan. Chance ducks attempts on ”his” life – by a thrown branding iron and a bucking bronco while keeping tabs on three suspects. Chance corners the three hoping one of them would snap. He did! Chance chases down the would-be killer and hog-ties the varmint. But he wasn’t supposed to kill Ryan – just scare him into marrying his girlfriend – so says his girlfriend in a twist confession!
Cover Date:
Nov 1973
Publisher:
DC Comics
Issue Number:
429
Volume:
1
Month:
November
Year:
1973
Variant Number:
1
Printing:
1
Country:
United States
Cover Price:
$0.20
Era:
Bronze Age
Genre:
Superhero
Science Fiction
Adventure
Action
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Language:
English
Type of Comic:
Magazine
Characters:
Batman (Bruce Wayne)
Superman (Kal-El/Clark Kent)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
The Flash (Barry Allen)
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
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Date Added:
2018-07-02 22:31:41
Series:
Action Comics (1938)
Story Arc:
Things Fall Apart
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$10.00
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-03-16
Date Added:
2018-07-02 22:31:41
Created By:
Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster
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Writer:
Elliot S. Maggin
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Artist:
Curt Swan
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Penciller:
Curt Swan
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Inker:
Bob Oksner
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Cover Artist:
Nick Cardy
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Editor:
Julius Schwartz
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