Action Comics #443 Rocky Mountain Pedigree (DC, 1975) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....

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Action Comics #443 Values

Publisher: DC, 1975

About Action Comics #443

One hundred-page issue. Justice League of America appearance. Superman cover by Nick Cardy. Art by Curt Swan and Tex Blaisdell.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Superman Unleashes the World's Greatest Action Heroes!

Characters: Superman; Adam Strange; Hawkman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman; the Atom [Ray Palmer]; the Black Pirate

Pencils: Nick Cardy [as Cardy] (signed, credited)

Inks: Nick Cardy [as Cardy] (signed, credited)

Colors: Tatjana Wood

Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

STORY DETAILS

(10 Stories)

Title: At Last! Clark Kent-- Super-Hero!

Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Steve Lombard; Josh Coyle; Oscar Asherman; Queen Bee [Zazzala](villain); Brainiac (villain); Clayface [Matt Hagen] (villain); The Harpy (villain); Merlyn [Arthur King](villain); Ocean Master (villain); Sinestro (villain); Chronos [David Clinton] (villain); Gorilla Grodd (villain); Justice League of America [Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Aquaman; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]]; a Guardian of Oa; Warden Marwell

Synopsis: Queen Bee captures all of the Justice League except Superman, who uses Kryptonian technology to reverse Earth residents' perceptions of Clark Kent and Superman. This confuses Brainiac so that Superman can trace Queen Bee's Bee-Men back to her lair and free the Justice League, who then capture her and the other villains.

Pages: 20.000

Script: Elliot S! Maggin (credited)

Pencils: Curt Swan (credited)

Inks: Tex Blaisdell (credited)

Notes: References Action Comics #424.

Title: The Ghost of the Deep!

Characters: The Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy; Biff; Nicky]; Circe Smith; Circe (from mythology)

Synopsis: After watching a singer named Circe Smith at a nightclub, the Sea Devils appear to meet the mythological Circe during their next dive. She puts the male members into a contest and Dane abandons his oxygen tank, and when Judy tries to save him by sacrificing herself it jolts the boys out of their spell to save her.

Pages: 11.340

Script: Robert Kanigher [as Bob Kanigher] (credited)

Pencils: Russ Heath (credited)

Inks: Russ Heath (credited)

Notes: This story could be explained as a nitrogen narcosis-induced dream of Judy's instead of a real adventure, as the male members have no memory of the adventure at the end of the story. Story in two parts of 7.67 and 3.67 pages.

Characters: The Quiet Man; boy

Synopsis: A boy is fishing in what appears to be shallow water, so The Quiet Man wades in. He is immediately submerged in deep water because the boy was standing on stilts.

Pages: 0.330

Script: Mort Drucker

Pencils: Mort Drucker

Inks: Mort Drucker

Notes: At bottom of final page of Sea Devils story.

Title: Revolt in Painted Canyon!

Characters: Matt Savage; Red; Clay; Mary Beth Hale; Luther Jones; Arizona Bill Pinto; Jed Crogan; Hank Blaine; Grant; Dixon; Biscuits Baker

Synopsis: Matt concocts a ruse with his men to capture Jed Crogan and his men, who have been menacing a town and its ranchers.

Pages: 10.670

Script: Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils: Gil Kane (credited)

Inks: Joe Giella (credited)

Letters: Morris Waldinger

Title: The Super-Brain of Adam Strange!

Characters: Adam Strange; Alanna; Sardath

Synopsis: Sardath attempts to control Adam's Zeta-Beam visits to Rann but a side-effect gives Adam a super-evolved brain which also creates a brain-wave menace for the planet. When Alanna shuts down Sardath's machine all returns to normal but some of the brain-wave energy becomes frozen into a rock which Adam takes back to Earth.

Pages: 11.670

Script: Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils: Carmine Infantino (credited)

Inks: Sid Greene (credited)

Notes: References Strange Adventures 235 and Action Comics 437. The brain-wave energy rock next appears in the next story in this issue: "Amazing Thefts of The I.Q. Gang!"

Title: Amazing Thefts of the I.Q. Gang!

Characters: Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Ira Quimby [I.Q.]; I.Q. Gang (villains, intro)

Synopsis: Ira Quimby's thinking is enhanced whenever he is near the rock that Adam Strange brought back to earth containing his super brain-waves. Ira constructs several super-science devices and executes crimes until defeated by Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and the rock eventually stops emitting the brain-waves.

Pages: 13.340

Script: Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils: Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks: Murphy Anderson (signed)

Letters: Joe Letterese

Notes: The brain-wave rock was brought to Earth in the previous story in this issue: "The Super-Brain of Adam Strange!" Story in two parts of 6.67 pages each.

Title: Throne of Spain!

Characters: The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; King Philip of Spain; Don Carlos (dies); Count Valdez; jester

Synopsis: Count Valdez and Don Carlos (the king's son) plot to place Don Carlos on the throne by imprisoning the king. But the jester tips off The Black Pirate, who rescues the king, imprisons Count Valdez and helps to kill Don Carlos.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Sheldon Moldoff

Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff (credited)

Inks: Sheldon Moldoff (credited)

Notes: Writer credit verified by Moldoff in interview with Roy Thomas. We previously credited Ted Udall and/or Gardner Fox. Story title from table of contents.

Characters: Superman (in logo)

Pages: 2.000

Script: E. Nelson Bridwell [as E. N. B.]

Letters: typeset

Notes: Includes the reprint credits for the stories in this issue. Letters from Keith Partain, Bob Rodi, Michael N. Tierstein, Doug Albacete, Boliver, Bryan Taylor II, Charles Eilert, and Tweedy H. Watts.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	2	2	1	4	4	6	10	9	4	0	0	48
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	2	3	1	5	4	6	10	9	4	0	0	51

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