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Cover of Action Comics #45
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Action Comics #45

DC · Series began 1938 · February 1942

Dates

Cover date
February 1942
On sale
December 15, 1941
Pages
68

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Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Fred Ray, Leo Nowak, Mort Meskin, Henry Boltinoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Joe Sulman, Fred Harmaninks: Fred Ray, Ed Dobrotka, Henry Boltinoff, Chad Grothkopf, Bernard Baily, Joe Sulman, Fred Harmanscript: Jerry Siegel, Mort Weisinger, Henry Boltinoff, Gardner Fox, Josette Frank, Ken Fitch, John Hilton, Fred Ray

Stories

  • Superman's Ark · 13 pages

    When Clark and Lois visit the Metropolis Zoo on their day off, they discover the place is virtually deserted. So Superman takes a hand, capturing a variety of new animals, but encountering a foe that nearly destroys the Man of Tomorrow.

  • The Head! · 13 pages
  • The City with the Golden Domes · 6 pages
  • The Thunderbolt · 8 pages
  • Bird in the Hand · 1.67 pages
  • Untitled · 6 pages

    Bill and his companions find a Crusader castle that is inhabited by treasure hunters.

  • The Cobra · 9 pages

Publisher’s description

When Lois Lane and Clark Kent visit the Metropolis Zoo on their day off, they are shocked to find that it has been deserted! Superman decides to take it upon himself to find these missing animals, but at what price?

Reprinted in

Superman: The Action Comics Archives (1997), The Superman Chronicles (2006), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2013), Superman: The Golden Age (2016)

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