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Issue: Action Comics #12
Publication Date: May 1939
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Issues: #12 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/24/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date and volume number found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 2. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 413280.
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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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zatara, the Master Magician
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Superman [Clark Kent] (inset)
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Action Comics #12 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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 #12 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): From the 4 Corners
First Line: The Gorrilla [sic] - For some unknown reason the gorilla becomes furious...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside front cover.
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Superman Declares War on Reckless Drivers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (unnamed); Charlie Martin (Clark's friend, cameo, death); unnamed city Mayor; Mr. Bates
Synopsis: Clark Kent witnesses the death of a dear friend of his at the hands of a reckless driver and, when the Mayor refuses to deal with the problem, Superman decides to wage war on these drivers himself!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Superman Declares War on Reckless Drivers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as Superman Declares War on Reckless Drivers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Superman Declares War on Reckless Drivers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The last panel on page 13 features an illustrated [by Bob Kane] ad for the new feature beginning that month in Detective Comics: the Batman!
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Under Cover, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter
Character(s): Scoop Scanlon [One Eye]; Larroway; Ma Logan; Rusty
First Line: Rusty has led the G-Men to "One Eye's" hot car place...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Printed in red, black and white.
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Death to Don Luis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Pep Morgan
Character(s): Pep Morgan; Don Luis Ramos; Tino
First Line: Having escaped from a gun-running ship whose captain has been...
Synopsis: Pep helps to stop an assassination plot against Don Luis Ramos.
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Here and There
First Line: --And if you don't tell the truth...
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Pages: 1
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Wallace Beery, Spencer Tracy, Richard Arlen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Off the Set
Character(s): Wallace Beery; Spencer Tracy; Richard Arlen
First Line: In "Standup and Fight" Wally rides Warrior, the same...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: No feature logo or banner.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Rosati Accordions
Character(s): John; Mildred; Frank
First Line: John, Mildred and Frank are excused for orchestra rehearsal.
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Pages: 0.25
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Marco Polo; Maffeo Polo; Niccolo Polo [Nicola]
First Line: After the hunt and capture of the baby cheetah...
Synopsis: Marco faces a sandstorm and slavers as he continues his travels.
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Pages: 4
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Escape [Part 2]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Bill Tompkins; Spike Maloney
First Line: Word reaches the Paris office of the Acme News Agency that an...
Synopsis: Bill and Spike steal a plane in an effort to escape their captors.
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Pages: 2
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Queen of the Malays, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Tex Thomson; Bob Daley; Lord Reynolds; Deborah; Kiratt; Capt. Devoe
First Line: Trying to help Lord Reynolds prove his belief that a white woman rules an...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Now You Know
First Line: About 80,000 horses are victims of sleeping sickness...
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Pages: 1
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Portrait of an Insect

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): World of Stamps
First Line: The lowly mosquito, who even in his least objectionable moments can...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "Chuck" Dawson
Character(s): Chuck Dawson; Wolf
First Line: Overhearing Wolf as he tells Speck....
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Printed in red, black and white.
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The Land of the Fourth Dimension

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zatara, the Master Magician
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Professor Susswill; Duoru (villain); Xataral (villain); Mulano (villain)
First Line: After a trip around the world, we find Zatara, the master magician, resting a...
Synopsis: Zatara ventures into an undiscovered dimension only to find himself in the middle of a war.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Letters possibly by Fred Guardineer. Compare to signature on cover.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): AiRecords
Character(s): August Picard; Lt. Gallery; Katherine Stinson; Jean Blanchard
First Line: Pilot miraculously saves life by a toe-hold...
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Comics; Movie Comics
First Line: Thanks, boys and girls of America...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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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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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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