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Issue: Action Comics #30
Publication Date: November 1940
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Issues: #30 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/20/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: No issue number or date in indicia. 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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #2 published November 1998
as Action Comics #30 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Action Comics #30 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Announcing the New Superman Krypto-Raygun

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
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The Midsummer Snowstorm

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (named); Lois Lane; Laura Vogel (introduction); Zolar (villain, introduction); Mr. Calvert (villain); Carlton Vogel (introduction)
Synopsis: In midsummer, the city of Metropolis is caught in the midst of a bitter snowstorm. As Clark investigates, a message from Laura Vogel comes over the radio, telling Superman to meet her in Park Ferry since she can explain the snowstorm. Before Superman arrives, some foreigners use a glowing globe to disintegrate a girl and a policeman. Superman gets there in time to save Lois from the same fate, but the Arabs get away.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #2 published November 1998
as The Midsummer Snowstorm [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as The Midsummer Snowstorm [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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Writer(s): ? [as Clark Kent]
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Feature(s): Supermen of America
First Line: Greetings again, Members! Nowadays, with Action Comics Magazine coming out every month...
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Feature(s): Superman
First Line: New!
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Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "Pep" Morgan
Character(s): Pep Morgan; Norman; Molly; Coach
First Line: The Hill-and-Dalers, Midtown College's cross-country team...
Synopsis: Pep is the only hope for victory for the Hill-and-Dalers, Midtown College's cross-country team, but Norman of State beats him. The Coach convinces Pep to beat the jinx that Norman holds over him.
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Feature(s): Superman
First Line: Listen to the Superman radio program...
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Danny Dubb
Character(s): Danny Dubb
First Line: Woo woo!
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Genres: historical
Character(s): The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; The Red-Raiders (villains); Captain Treble (villain)
First Line: Synopsis: The Black Pirate and his small band of men are in possession of a stockade...
Synopsis: The Black Pirate and his band desperately try to hold off the Red-Raiders at a stockade on a small island in the South Atlantic. After the stockade is burnt down, Jon Valor attempts to get to his ship, but it has been taken by Captain Treble, who takes Jon prisoner.
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Elagabalus, Monkeys, Footprint, Toothpicks, Gentleman Jim

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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Fantastic Facts
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The Royal Road to Romance by Richard Halliburton

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Feature(s): Book Review
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Boys! Hear Your Own Voice!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Home Recording Co.
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Three Aces
Character(s): Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
First Line: Gunner, Whistler Will and Fog Fortune - three adventurous airbirds probing the secrets of a world...
Synopsis: Will reads about the loss of airman Bill Decortland over the South American jungles. The Aces go to the Amazon to track him down.
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "Tex" Thomson
Character(s): Tex Thomson; Bob Daley; Miss X; D.A. Maloney; Peggy Maloney; Dr. Mixxo (villain); Mr. Solar (villain)
First Line: Tex Thomson and his pal, Bob Daly, are still in the dark...
Synopsis: At dinner, Tex, Bob, the D.A., and Peggy discuss Miss X. Maloney learns that racketeers beat up a wholesaler that refused to pay protection money, and Tex and Bob head out to help.
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Tall Timber

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dick Mason
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Pages: 1.67
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Disclose Notes: Several small ads on the second page of the text story.
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Death on the Set!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Clip Carson
Character(s): Clip Carson; Pierre Renoire (villain); Rudolf (villain); Pudge (villain); Allen Lane (villain); Marie Temperal (villain); Pat (villain)
Synopsis: Clip Carson is in Hollywood, supervising the production of adventure pictures, and he's asked to do an interview for Pierre Renoire of Le Clarion d'Algiers. Clip reminds him of someone, but he's needed on the set. Renoire disguises his assistant, Rudolf, to look like him and sends him to the set, where Mare Temperal is found dead, apparently electrocuted. Clip investigates when he visits Renoire but is denied entry into his home.
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Feature(s): Action Stamp Page
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Mottled Death

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Genres: occult
Character(s): Zatara; The Master (villain); The Tigress (villain); Detective Regan (villain); Carr (villain)
Synopsis: Regan of police headquarters asks Zatara for help in a case where wealthy men are killed by the "mottled death." Zatara deduces that it was from the bite of an insect, a South American jungle jumbo. Shortly, he finds out that the Tigress is involved. He follows her and a magician named only The Master to South America.
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Pages: 11
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Feature(s): All-Star Comics
First Line: Here it is - better than ever!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #2, with cover repro, also including the cover logos and feature stars of All-American Comics, Adventure Comics, Flash Comics, and More Fun Comics.
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First Line: These 4 comic magazines and the five shown above...
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #7, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2, Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #29, and Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #44, including small cover repros.
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Be a Cowboy!

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Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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