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Issue: Action Comics #7
Publication Date: December 1938
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Issues: #7 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/25/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (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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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
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In Issue: FlagAction! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Comics [ashcan] #[nn] published January 1939
as Appearing in This Issue and Every Issue [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Superman in the 1930s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Action Comics #7 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Back Cover [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]back cover; 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 #7 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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You're Missing Somethin'

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Comics; Adventure Comics; More Fun Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman Joins the Circus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Curly; George Taylor (editor, unnamed); Jordan; Derek Niles (villain); Trigger
First Line: Friend of the helpless and oppressed is Superman...
Synopsis: The Jordan Circus is having a rough go of it and the promissory notes are coming due, so Superman decides to join the circus to help it pay off those notes and get it back into the black.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Superman Joins the Circus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as Superman Joins the Circus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Superman Joins the Circus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Wears yellow boots, "S" symbol is all yellow
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "Chuck" Dawson
Character(s): Chuck Dawson; Virginia; Zebe
First Line: Chuck learns that the 4-G-Gunmen...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The County Football Championship

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Pep Morgan
Character(s): Pep Morgan; his coach
First Line: With Pep Morgan at quarterback...
Synopsis: Pep is kidnapped in order for his team to play without him, and so win big money for a crooked gambler. He overpowers his captors, appears on the field with only a minute to go, scores the final touchdown and kick, and gives his team a 14-10 victory.
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Pages: 4
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Sport-Data
Character(s): Babe Ruth; Red Grange
First Line: He must be crazy throwin' the ball away...
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Coyote Canyon Bill
Character(s): Bill
First Line: Hey Zeke! Zeke! Someone's tearing down your house - Zeke!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Ad for Siegel and Shuster School of Humor on page.
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How to Be Funny

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Siegel-Shuster School of Humor
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Pages: 0.1
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Buddha Money Mystery

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Reliable Sales Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.07
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Electric Unloading

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lionel Trains
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Pages: 0.16
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Marco Polo; his father; The Chief
First Line: Marco Polo rescues a beautiful girl...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): The Diddle Family
Character(s): The Diddle Family
First Line: All right - I'll be ready at eight-thirty!
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Pages: 2
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Jungle Episode

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Dick; Ted; a group of Kantu tribesmen
First Line: Early that morning Dick and Ted left the small outpost, in the deep Congo jungle, for the...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.56
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.11
Disclose Notes: Two small ads on the first page of the text story.
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Bob Showed Them How Spies Work!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chemcraft
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Pages: 0.33
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Double Trouble [Part 2]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Tex Thomson
Character(s): Tex Thomson; Captain Diablo; Bob Daley
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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The Walking Pawnshop

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Now You Know
Character(s): Albert Orwin; Robert Collins Hoffman
First Line: Dogs usually develop a mania for indigestible objects.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated fact panels.
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Colony Honored by Finns

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): World of Stamps
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Pages: 1
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The Five Point Bank Holdup

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; Rusty
First Line: Boy! Look at this guy come!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Zulu Diamond Mine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zatara, Master Magician
Character(s): Zatara; Tong; Harold Foames (villain); Bill Coxe
First Line: We are fast approaching British South Africa where the most famous diamond mines are...
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Pages: 12
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): WesThrills!
Character(s): Buffalo Bill; John Slaughter; Wild Bill Hickok
First Line: Young 'Buffalo Bill', who joined the Pony Express when he was only 14 years of age, made a record run...
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Some facts about western heroes.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: The following are the winners...
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Pages: 0.33
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Be a Movie King

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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