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Action Comics #451 (of 1000000)

The Great Super-Hero Contest! / The Day the Dreaming Dies
September 30th, 1975

Action Comics #451 (of 904)

The Great Super-Hero Contest! / The Day the Dreaming Dies
September 30th, 1975

Volume:
Action Comics (1938)
Publisher:
DC Comics
Number:
451 (of 904)
Name:
The Great Super-Hero Contest! / The Day the Dreaming Dies
Aliases:
Cover date:
September 30th, 1975
Store date:
Unknown
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  1. Cover by Bob Oksner.
  2. "The Great Super-Hero Contest!!" (Superman) written by Jim Shooter, penciled by Curt Swan and inked by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez.
  3. "The Day the Dreaming Dies" (Green Arrow and Black Canary) written by Elliot S. Maggin, penciled and inked by Mike Grell.

Notes:

  • This issue contains the Hostess Superhero Ad, Shazam in "Minerva Menace!".
  • Flame-Impact Arrow used.

Characters in issue

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Ben Aldain
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Black Canary
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Davy Tenzer
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Green Arrow
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Morgan Edge
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Steve Lombard
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Superman

Concepts in issue

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Bronze Age of Comics
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Hostess Superhero Advertisements
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Silver Age of Comics

Locations in issue

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Metropolis
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The Galaxy Communications Building

Objects in issue

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Trick Arrow

Authors

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Bob Oksner penciler, inker, cover
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Curt Swan penciler
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E. Nelson Bridwell editor
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Elliot S! Maggin writer
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Jim Shooter writer
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José Luis García-López inker
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Julius Schwartz editor
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Mike Grell penciler, inker

Teams in issue

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W.G.B.S. Employees

Characters first appearance

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Ben Aldain