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Issue: Superman #12
Publication Date: September 1941
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Issues: #12 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Superman, Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/02/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 26 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (uncredited); Murray Boltinoff (assistant editor, uncredited); Mort Weisinger (assistant editor, uncredited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #39 and 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: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 29 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: World's greatest adventure-strip character!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn] [Original Edition] published January 1971
as Superman in the 1930s & 1940s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Superman in the 1940s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Superman #12 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Back Cover [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]back cover; 1/4 page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits verified by Fred Ray.
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Johnny Was "Treed Like a Coon"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Gillette Bicycle Tires
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]inside front cover; 1/4 page; color
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Peril on Pogo Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Joe Shuster (layouts) (signed); Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Niles Grant; Nan Wilson; Carl Bogart (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: For doing such a great job, Lois and Clark are given a cruise vacation aboard the "Grenodier", where they meet Nan Wilson, who has inherited Pogo Island, and she invites the two to visit her island. But the superstitious natives believe that Nan is a witch and several attempts are made on her life. Superman, however, discovers that the island is being used as a base for submarines belonging to a foreign nation which prey on merchant marine vessels in neutral waters.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Peril on Pogo Island [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Joe Shuster (spot illustration)
Inker(s): Paul Cassidy (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: Greetings again, Members! There are many things that guide us in the practice of our daily lives and one of these is Responsibility.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Superman discusses "responsibility" with his club members, there is Superman Secret Code message in Code Mars No. 3, and a coupon available for readers to join the Supermen of America.
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Big News!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Character(s): Allan Roy Dafoe; Dionne Quintuplets
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Baby Ruth candy bars.
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The Suicide Murders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Thomas Corday (cameo, death); Daniel Steele (cameo, death); Robert Starbuck (cameo, death); Eugene Starbuck; Burton Steele; Senator McPhail; Max Binder; Malford; Bryson; "The Boss" (villain, introduction); Chips (villain, death)
Synopsis: After investigating three mysterious deaths, Clark Kent writes an article on the deaths, which he believes are actually murders, carried out by the same man, a man of unusual criminal intelligence. When Superman investigates, he discovers the case is much more complex than he first thought, but proves his theory to be correct.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Suicide Murders [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Free Valuable Gifts

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Little Orphan Annie; Quaker
Character(s): Little Orphan Annie
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Quaker Puffed Wheat Sparkies, using Annie to promote "free" gifts readers can send for, using Sparkies guarantee seals and money.
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Men of Iron and Clear for Action!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Josette Frank (credited)
Penciller(s): Cliff Young (signed)
Inker(s): Cliff Young (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Feature(s): Books Worth Reading
Synopsis: Frank reviews "Men of Iron" by Howard Pyle and "Clear for Action" by Stephen W. Meader.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray McGill
Penciller(s): Ray McGill
Inker(s): Ray McGill
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ray McGill
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gags
First Line: Hey, police!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Consists of three non-related cartoons.
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Fast Seller!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Fast Seller! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for Batman #6 with cover.
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8 of Your Favorites

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): All-Star Comics
Character(s): Justice Society of America
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as 8 of Your Favorites [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for All-Star Comics #6 with cover.
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The Grotak Bund

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Stanley Pelham; Sam Spencer; Calvin Denby (villain, introduction); The Grotak Bund (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: After a series of explosions at American defense industries, Superman rounds up members of the Grotak Bund, an organization that has orders to destroy certain American factories to seriously slow down U.S. defense operations.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Grotak Bund [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Kid Stuff
First Line: Caddy, lady?
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Comprised of four separate gag cartoons.
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Everybody's Wearing Superman Moccasins

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman Moccasins
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Safe Job

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roger Forrest (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (large illustration)
Inker(s): ? (large illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): James Crewe (villain); Ames; Smith (a detective)
Synopsis: Old Ames, bookkeeper for the Chalmers Real Estate Company, was puzzled about a robbery made by two armed thugs, and the reason for that puzzlement could only mean one thing: the robbery was an inside job!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Safe Job [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
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Yank and Doodle

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Yank and Doodle; Prize Comics
Character(s): Yank; Doodle
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Yank and Doodle "America's Fighting Twins" [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for Prize Comics.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.3
Disclose Notes: Several small ads on the second page of the text story.
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"Our Country, Right or Wrong!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Ray ?
Penciller(s): Fred Ray [as Fray] (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Ray [as Fray] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Famous American Words
Character(s): Stephen Decatur
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Our Country, Right or Wrong! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Profile of Steve Decatur's famous words, "Our Country, Right or Wrong!", given as a toast.
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A Peach of a Pair!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): All-Flash Quarterly; Mutt & Jeff
Character(s): Flash; Mutt; Jeff
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as A Peach of a Pair! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional ads for All-Flash Quarterly and Mutt & Jeff.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray McGill (signed)
Penciller(s): Ray McGill (signed)
Inker(s): Ray McGill (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ray McGill
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Some Fun
First Line: At least we're lucky to run out of gas so near this nice big filling station!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comprised of six one-panel gag cartoons.
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The Beasts of Luthor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): John Sikela [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dudley Barnes (death); Allen Masters (villain, death); Stephen Cardine (villain, reforms, death); Lex Luthor (villain); Bill Grimes (villain, reforms, death); von Harbitz (villain, reforms, death)
Synopsis: Lois and Clark excitedly listen to a story by a scientist, who tells them of a forced visit he made to Baracoda Island, where giant animals were artifically being breeded. However, when he discovered that he had become part of a plot to use the animals to conquer the world and set up a scientific dictatorship, he wanted no part of it and escaped to warn the outside world.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Beasts of Luthor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Superman Plus!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Action Comics
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for Action Comics #39.
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Hear Superman on the Radio!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Hear Superman on the Radio [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Superman Radio Show, listing the radio stations nationwide which carry its broadcasts.
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At the Top of the Field!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Starman [Ted Knight]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for World's Finest Comics #2, More Fun Comics #70, Detective Comics #54, All-American Comics #29, Adventure Comics #65, Flash Comics #20, and Action Comics #39.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Company
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Johnson Smith & Co. [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]inside back cover; 1/4 page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Daisy Air Rifles [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]back cover; 1/4 page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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