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Issue: Action Comics #49
Publication Date: June 1942
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Issues: #49 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: 04/14/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (7 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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The Wizard of Chance

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #3 published October 2001
as Action Comics #49 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #9 published August 2011
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Puzzler!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen (cameo); The Puzzler (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Superman must battle a twisted intellect who utilizes the principles of parlor games, tricks and puzzles to commit clever crimes.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #3 published October 2001
as The Puzzler!! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #9 published August 2011
as The Wizard of Chance [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Clark Kent]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
First Line: Hello again, Members! This time I want to talk to you about a great American hero...
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Pages: 1
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Capt. Colin P. Kelly Jr.

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Supermen of the U.S. Army
Character(s): Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gags
First Line: Maybe you can tell me how soon your bath will stop...
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Pages: 0.5
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4 Big Superman Stories

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #17, with cover repro.
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The Rainbow Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Vigilante
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Rainbow Man (villain)
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Pages: 12
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Pages: 1
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The Mystery of the Meandering Mansion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): 3 Aces
Character(s): Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
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Pages: 6
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The Crime Machine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mr. America and Fat Man
Character(s): Mr. America [Tex Thomson]; Fatman [Bob Daley]; The Queen Bee (villain)
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Pages: 8
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Safeguard

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Pages: 2
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Get Into the Swim!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Star Spangled Comics
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #9.
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5 Favorite Features!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Leading Comics
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #2.
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The Last Shipment!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Chaing Kai-Shek; Ah-hee; Broadway Charlie
Synopsis: Bill helps escort a convoy of supplies over the Burma Road to China.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle
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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: A listing of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comic Magazines and a list of those magazines and their frequencies.
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War in the Air

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Review of War in the Air by John B. Walker, illustrated by Barry Bart. Page includes Superman's Secret Message.
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The Story of the Magical Mobsters!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Zatara
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Pages: 9
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Now on Sale

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad featuring cover repros from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #11, Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series) #3, World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #5, All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #11, and All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #4.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Muscle Power Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spencer Fireworks Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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