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Cover: Irv Novick

Captain Action #1

Oct 1968 · DC · 0.12 USD
📊 ~4,999 copies sold its debut month
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Contains 2 stories
Origin of Captain Action!
11 pp · Superhero
Krellik (villain, introduction, origin)Elders of Apsu (various deities using multiple names, in flashback)

In a forgotten corner of history, the Elders of Apsu left behind powerful coins before vanishing into legend. Now, in the present, Professor Clive Arno and a man named Krellik uncover the relics—only for Krellik’s greed to reveal a shocking truth: the coins choose their wielder, and he is not the one meant to hold them.

Part II: Where the Action Is!
12.6 pp · Superhero
Krellik (villain, also poses as Captain Action)Khem (black panther, introduction)James (Clive Arno's aide)

In "Part II: Where the Action Is!", Clive Arno wields the power of the Captain Action coins to battle the rising threat of Krellik, who’s been drawn to the evil coin’s dark influence. With his son Carl by his side as Action Boy, Clive must protect the remaining coins before Krellik claims them all.

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Cast · 5 characters

Action BoyCaptain ActionCarl ArnoClive ArnoSuperman

Full credits

writer Jim Shooter
artist, inker Wood
artist, inker Wayne Howard
cover pencils, inks Irv Novick

Reprints

Reprinted in Captain Action #1 (1971), Captain Action: The Classic Collection #[nn] (2022), El Halcón de Oro #137

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