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Issue: Action Comics #42
Publication Date: November 1941
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Issues: #42 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/19/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 27 (9 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
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #3 published October 2001
as Action Comics #42 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Superman has a yellow "S" on blue triangle on his cape. Art credits verified by Fred Ray.
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Another Message to Our Readers

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The Empire in the Sky

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen [cameo]; Carl Bransom; Nick Flaerty; John Standing; Freeman Chase; Luthor [as Zytal] (villain, bald); Jake Mobray (villain, death) Dirk Chadwick (villain, death)
First Line: Always on the alert to help someone in need is...
Synopsis: A series of strange disappearances of prominent men in the city of Metropolis makes Clark Kent believe the kidnappings weren't under ordinary circumstances. When, as Superman, he tries to get information from local mobsters, they are suddenly destroyed by a ray out of the blue. He later discovers that Luthor built a giant city in the sky, and the arch for then hypnotizes Superman into doing his bidding.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #3 published October 2001
as The Empire in the Sky [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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Supermen of America

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Character(s): Superman
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Superman Krypto-Raygun

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Feature(s): Superman Krypto-Raygun
Character(s): Superman
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The Origin of the Vigilante

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Genres: superhero, western
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Sanders] (introduction, origin); Killer Kelly; Betty Stuart; Van Ardsley
Synopsis: At his execution, Killer Kelly tells Vigilante that he will come back from the grave, but he has really just bribed the prison doctor to lower the voltage. Greg Sanders, rodeo man, is met by Betty Stuart, a blues singer, after a rodeo, and he learns that Killer Kelly is loose. At his home, Greg dons the costume of the Vigilante and heads to the costume ball of Van Ardsley. When Killer Kelly bashes the party, the Vigilante has to rope them in.
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In Content Item: FlagSecret Origins #4 published September 1973
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Pages: 8
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The Ship Spies

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Genres: historical
Character(s): The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Bonnie; unnamed cutthroats (villains)
First Line: Somewhere in the Mediterranean, two swarthy pirates plot...
Synopsis: A cutthroat pretends to be an escaped fugitive to get close to Jon Valor. Bonnie is suspicious, however.
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Still at the Top!

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Feature(s): Superman; Star Spangled Comics
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Revolution in Central America!

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Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Three Aces
Character(s): Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]; Miguel Miranda (villain)
Synopsis: On their way back from South America, the Aces find themselves in the middle of a Central American revolution. A man named Miguel Miranda takes their planes for the war, and the Aces have to figure out a way to get them back.
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Superman Is in the Movies!

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Feature(s): The Adventures of Superman
Character(s): Superman
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The Origin of Fatman

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mr. America
Character(s): Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley] (origin as Fatman); The Queen Bee (villain)
First Line: No fury like a woman scorned?
Synopsis: Mr. America goes out to investigate a strange lack of crime, but Bob is ordered to stay in. Feeling deserted, Bob creates the identity of Fatman. At Tex's headquarters, he develops a way to transform his cape into a magic flying carpet. Fatman stumbles upon the plans of the Queen Bee to steal radium.
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Missing Masterpiece

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Genres: war
Character(s): Peter Projak; Frau Projak
First Line: That night the guns of the invader...
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Dead or Alive

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Killer Manon
First Line: Killer Manon's body was lying, face down, near the big oak tree.
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jokes
Character(s): John; McGurk
First Line: He won't drop them...
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What a Cast!

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Feature(s): More Fun Comics
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Newcomer!

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Feature(s): Prize Comics
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Writer(s): Fred Ray
Penciller(s): Fred Ray [as F Ray] (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Ray [as F Ray] (signed)
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Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Congo Bill
Character(s): Congo Bill; Sheila Hanlen; Professor James Kent; Hugo Von Eller; Winters; Tomkins (villain)
First Line: Blazing a path through miles of treacherous jungle-land on his way to the coast, Congo Bill signals his safari to halt.
Synopsis: In the jungle, Congo Bill's safari comes across a white man being buried alive by a native and attempts to stop him, only to be informed that he's just ruined a shot in an adventure film. Talking with the director, Hugo Von Eller, Bill finds out that the production has been plagued with problems. Sheila agrees to stand in for a sick actress, but the problems continue.
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Black Fire by Corvelle Newcomb

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Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
Character(s): Henri Christophe
First Line: From slave boy to king!
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New Films for Your Superman Krypto-Raygun

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Feature(s): Daisy Mfg. Co.
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Different!

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Feature(s): Adventure Comics
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Action! Thrills!

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Feature(s): Lionel
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The Man Who Could Control Minds

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Genres: occult
Character(s): Zatara; The Tigress (villain); Frosty Parke (villain)
First Line: The master magician wages a war of wills against...
Synopsis: Zatara spots the Tigress and Frosty Parke and decides to follow them. He catches them trying to rob a bank and quickly stops them, putting Frosty into the hospital. There, Frosty uses an experiment that allows him to control men's minds, and somehow the power is transferred into him. He escapes and meets with Tigress to continue their crime spree. Zatara discovers Frosty's new power and investigates.
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Choose Your Prize

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Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Plenty of Energy

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Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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