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Issue: Action Comics #2
Publication Date: July 1938
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Issues: #2 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/25/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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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
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Action Comics #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]3/4 page
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Action Comics #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: biplanes; parachuting
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Thrills!
First Line: Hunter narrowly escapes death...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on inside front cover.
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Revolution in San Monte

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lola Cortez; George Taylor (cameo); Alex Greer (villain); Emil Norvell (villain)
Synopsis: Clark Kent and Lois Lane are sent by editor Taylor to San Monte in South America to cover a war that is brewing. Besides saving Lois from being executed as a spy, Superman proves the war is being fomented by munitions manufacturers led by Emil Norvell.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #[1] published January 1939
as Revolution in San Monte [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn] [Original Edition] published January 1971
as Revolution in San Monte [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Revolution in San Monte pt II [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Forties #[nn] published December 2005
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as Revolution in San Monte [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] published January 2013
as War in San Monte [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Revolution in San Monte [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
Disclose Notes: Originally prepared for newspaper publication, cut up and repaged. No black shading used. Clark works for the [Cleveland] Evening News. Superman wears blue boots.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: Attention all American youth!
Synopsis: House ad promoting "Superman's own course in: Acquiring Super-Strength!"
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #[1] published January 1939
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Shipwreck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter
Character(s): Scoop Scanlon; Sinclair Wentworth; Rusty James
First Line: The private yacht of Sinclair Wentworth is anchored off the coast...
Synopsis: A storm crashes a yacht onto a rocky reef and Scoop Scanlon helps the coast guard rescue the passengers.
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Pages: 6
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Glass Arm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "Pep" Morgan
Character(s): Pep Morgan
First Line: Pep Morgan has just recovered from an operation on his right arm which had...
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Pages: 4
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Elmer the Eel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Elmer
First Line: Thief! Police!
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Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Marco Polo; Niku; Nicolo Polo; Uncle Maffeo
First Line: By the daring of the Polos, the bandits find themselves caught in their own trap.
Synopsis: In a narrow mountain pass, Marco sends an avalanche onto the bandits threatening the Polo caravan. The few survivors are taken as hostage for save passage through this dangerous land.
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Pages: 4
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South Sea Strategy [Part 2]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Bret Coleman; Cottonball; Samuel Newton; Merna Newton
Synopsis: Bret Coleman rescues a young lady from ritual sacrifice by island natives.
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Pages: 2
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The Sealed City [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Tex Thomson; Bob Daley (introduction); Gorrah (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The One-Eyed Gorrah rules a legendary city that had been buried by a volcano. However, he had overthrown the “real” Gorrah and Tex Thompson and Bob Daley team up with the “real” Gorrah to retake his throne.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Vindication

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Inspector Donald and Bobby
Character(s): Inspector Bob Donald; Bobby Donald; Tom Faber; Tim Riley; Commissioner Harry
First Line: Dad didn't come home last night.
Synopsis: Disgraced police inspector Bob Donald disappears and his son Bobby is determined to find him.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "Chuck" Dawson
Character(s): Chuck Dawson; Notch Logan; Trigger Holt; Sheriff; Deputy; John Burwell
First Line: Chuck Dawson is felled by a bullet in a sidewalk encounter with Trigger and Butch...
Synopsis: Having escaped from jail, Chuck continues his quest to bring down the A-G gang who stole his father's property.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Printed in black and white.

Story continues from previous issue and continues in next.
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The Haunted Farm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zatara, the Master Magician
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Tong; Miss Hendrix; Jim Hendrix; Adam Springer
First Line: Zatara is on his tour of the United States and travels cross-country in his car.
Synopsis: Zatara investigates a murder on a reportedly haunted farm.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Gardner Fox credit from interview in Alter Ego #20 (January 2003) in which Fox states this was his first Zatara story.
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$25 Cash Prizes!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Play Ball

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Lefty Gomez
First Line: 'Lefty' Vernon Gomez may be a nervous and jumpy person, but when he's on...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Starts with a mini-profile of "Lefty" Vernon Gomez, and then discusses pitching and various pitches. Found on the inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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