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Issue: Action Comics #62
Publication Date: July 1943
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Issues: #62 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: 05/11/1943
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (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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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #4 published July 2005
as Action Comics #62 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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How to Make Your Body Bring You Fame ...Instead of Shame!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
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Pages: 1
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There'll Always Be a Superman!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Captain Storme; Captain Zeb Storme; The Nazis (villains)
First Line: Have you been worried about what will...
Synopsis: In the year 2143, Captain Storme recounts for his grandchildren what it was like in 1943, when the Nazis and other criminals ran rampant and the likes of Superman put a halt to their evil, greedy plans for loot and murder.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #4 published July 2005
as There'll Always Be a Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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The Secret Voyage

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
First Line: Of all the ways to hunt for treasure, Tommy...
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Pages: 0.33
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Supermen of America

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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First Line: Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!
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Pages: 1
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The Crime Carnival!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff [Jimmy Leung]; GUEST: Mayor McGlurk; VILLAIN: Mr. Mungo
First Line: The little northern town of Arcturus is all dressed...
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Pages: 12
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The Loyal Traitor!

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Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): 3 Aces
Character(s): Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
First Line: No crime is blacker than treason to...
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Pages: 5
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The Blitz Barge!

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Genres: war
Feature(s): Americommando
Character(s): Americommando [Tex Thomson]; GUEST: Peter Populis; VILLAINS: Dr. Ito; Dr. Atescu (introduction)
First Line: That sinister expert of assassination, Dr. Ito, son of a...
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Pages: 7.67
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Feature(s): Superman; World's Finest Comics
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Pages: 0.33
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laffs
First Line: There must be some baseball fans up there!
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Pages: 0.5
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bendix
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Pages: 0.5
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Island of Peril!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Edwin Smalle
Inker(s): Edwin Smalle
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Dave Jenkins (introduction); Eskimos; Uglo; VILLAINS: Japanese navy
Synopsis: On a remote Arctic island, Congo Bill must battle a troop of Japanese troops seeking to fortify a stronghold close to the U.S. mainland.
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Pages: 5.67
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spencer Fireworks Co.
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Pages: 0.33
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Murder in the Dark

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Will Holmes (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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Pages: 2
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Popsicle
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Pages: 1
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The Money Buyer

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Genres: occult
Character(s): Zatara; VILLAIN: Mark Golden
First Line: He bought money, this man, and paid...
Synopsis: Through a wealthy friend, Zatara hears of a man paying outrageous sums for petty change. Upon investigation, he finds that the change is the key to unlocking a millionaire's safe.
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Pages: 7
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Knickerbocker Pub. Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Arco Publishing Company
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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