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Issue: Action Comics #185
Publication Date: October 1953
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Issues: #185 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/26/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Novelty Mart
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman's Million Dollar Photos!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Isaah Pendleton (villain)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Wow! This looks like a good spot to park!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sky Bar
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Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Yippee! I'm a cowboy!
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Pages: 0.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Scripto
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Hidden City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Ernest Bigley; Cecil; Robert Black
Synopsis: Bill journeys to Tibet to inform a travel writer that his uncle has died and left him a million pounds.
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In Content Item: FlagCentury, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #11 published April 1957
as The Hidden City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Now that we're at the North Pole...
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for polio research.
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Binky Says: "Give Your Pet All the Breaks!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Binky
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Cosmic Jigsaw Puzzle!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Eldred Tharn (villain)
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Pages: 5.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 0.33
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How to Find a Million Dollars

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Sequence, including art credits, added by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
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The Line of Stars Presents Coming Attractions

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Treasure of Get-Rich Creek!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Bob Brown
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Vigilante
Character(s): The Vigilante; Stuff; Joyce Terrill; Mr. Deems (villain)
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Pages: 8
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Friendship Studios, Inc.
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Motor's Auto Repair Manual
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cracker Jack
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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