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Action Comics #402

DC · Series began 1938 · July 1971

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Copies of #402 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition15¢ cover
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UK pence edition0.05 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.05 GBP.
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pencils: Neal Adams, Curt Swan, Jack Kirbyinks: Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson, Jack Kirbyletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanzascript: Leo Dorfman

This Hostage Must Die! · 14 pages
Superman has unexpectedly lost his powers and has been captured by natives of the Navarro tribe. They are trying to bargain for the return of Montezuma's Castle, a sacred site to the tribe, but an unscrupulous developer owns the land and has discovered a lost Aztec treasure that he plans to keep.
The Feud of the Titans! · 8 pages
The Fortress of Solitude becomes a battleground as the super-cousins start a violent brawl and threaten to kill each other. At the brink of murder, Superman hesitates and finally figures out the reason for their hatred.

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