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Issue: Action Comics #501
Publication Date: November 1979
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Issues: #501 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Standard Cover
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/21/1979
Volume: 42
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893041011
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #171.
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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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Cover, Front
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN PEDIGREE CGC 9.6 NM+
This upper Near Mint CGC 9.6 from the Rocky Mountain Pedigree Collection is the second highest graded example ever certified by CGC and is 1 of only 2 in grade with just a single example graded higher. Additionally, CGC has assigned its perfect page quality designation of White pages, making this the very best example attainable in grade.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Morgan Edge; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
First Line: Clark cleaned up on those aliens! I knew he had it in him to be a real Superman!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-3207
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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The Mystery of the Mild-Mannered Superman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Superman Revenge Squad
Synopsis: The Superman Revenge Squad blasts Superman with a ray that causes him to be meek and timid like Clark. By latching on to what gives Clark courage in front of the TV cameras in his job as a news anchor, Superman is able to find the nerve to defeat them.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #26 published January 1980
as Das Rätsel vom feigen Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: S-3199
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Green Lantern vs Triclops Three-Eyed Keeper of the Cave

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-3213
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Answer Man
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.6
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Number 51 Joe Staton

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Feature(s): DC Profiles
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Pages: 0.4
Disclose Notes: Script credit suggested by Michael Catron.

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