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Issue: Action Comics #5
Publication Date: October 1938
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Issues: #5 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/25/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing. Detective Comics, Inc. is listed in the filing as the publisher.
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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
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Action Comics #5 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]1/4 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 #5 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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He's Back with Us Again!!

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Writer(s): ?
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Feature(s): New Adventure Comics; Barry O'Neill
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman and the Dam

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (Daily Planet editor - not named)
First Line: Telegraph lines broadcast to the world...
Synopsis: Lois and Clark compete with one another to get the scoop on the possible collapse of the Valleyho Dam.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #3 published January 1940
as Superman and the Dam [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Great Comic Book Heroes #[nn] published January 1965
as Superman and the Dam [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as Superman and the Dam [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Superman and the Dam [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Coyote Canyon Bill
Character(s): Canyon Bill
First Line: I'm lost--! Lemme out - I'm lost!
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Pages: 1
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Fantastic Facts
First Line: The Paris Police Dept. keeps a squad of rat-catching cats...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated panels.
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Genres: drama
Feature(s): The Diddle Family
Character(s): The Diddle Family
First Line: Boy, oh boy!
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "Chuck" Dawson
Character(s): Chuck Dawson; Butch; Sheriff; Trigger Holt; Steve
First Line: Chuck has taken to the hills...
Synopsis: Chuck briefly evades Burwell's henchman but Trigger and Butch eventually overtake him.
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Pages: 6
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The Newport Silver Cup Races

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Pep Morgan; Tommy Watkins; Billy Watkins; Jimmy Young
First Line: Pep has been invited by his young friends, Tommy and Billy Watkins, to help them sail the...
Synopsis: Pep competes in a sailboat race with the Watkins brothers.
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Pages: 4
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Phil the Floater

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Phil
First Line: I'm leavin' yuh at th' next crossroads, Phil!
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Pages: 4
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Genres: historical
Character(s): Marco Polo; Uncle Maffeo; Nicolo Polo; Niku; Ahmed
First Line: The Polo's have watched a deadly fight...
Synopsis: Marco rescues his uncle and father from the coils of a giant python. Their caravan reaches the town of Kerman where they enjoy the comforts of civilization.
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Valley of the Past

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Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dan; Pete
First Line: Dan sat erect, tense with expectancy.
Synopsis: Two young men are camping in the Arizona wilderness when they encounter an ancient beast.
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Pages: 2
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The Nestralian Spy

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Tex Thomson; Bob Daley; Zakap; Rowten (villain)
First Line: Having left the sealed city...
Synopsis: Tex and Bob help a mysterious woman foil a coup attempt in Nestralia.
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Pages: 10
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Pedro Montanez

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Sportettes
Character(s): Pedro Montanez
First Line: Since losing to Lou Ambers a year ago the Puerto Rican hasn't regained his stride-
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Pages: 0.67
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): The Crowell Publishing Co.
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Pages: 0.33
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France and Her Colonies

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: informational
Feature(s): World of Stamps
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Pages: 1
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Gentleman Jack, the Bank Robber, Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter
Character(s): Scoop Scanlon; Gentleman Jack (villain); Sid; Rusty James; Sheriff; Amos Perkins
First Line: It's mid afternoon...
Synopsis: Scoop and Rusty help police with capturing the Robin Hood of Kentucky.
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Pages: 6
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The Egyptian Wizard

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Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zatara, the Master Magician
Character(s): Zatara; Tong; George; Professor Dunn; Amen-Hotep (villain)
First Line: Zatara and Tong, his servant, on their travels about the globe are staying in...
Synopsis: While visiting Egypt, Zatara helps archaeology professor Dunn find his lost expedition party.
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Pages: 12
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Frederic March, Fred Astaire, Joan Crawford, Al Jolson, Henry Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Fred Steele, Ruppert

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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Star-Light
Character(s): Fred Astaire; Joan Crawford; Al Jolson; Bing Crosby
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We're Giving Away $25 in Cash Prizes!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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