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Issue: Action Comics #13
Publication Date: June 1939
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Issues: #13 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/24/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (9 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 411862.
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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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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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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: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
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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 #13 [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 #13 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art previously credited to Joe Shuster, but this looks far more like Boring.
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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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman vs. the Cab Protective League

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Carlyle; Reynolds (villain); Ultra-Humanite (villain, introduction); Pete
First Line: The cab in which Clark Kent...
Synopsis: Superman decides to wage war against the Cab Protective League, a firm trying to victimize the independent cab companies. But when he thinks the situation has been resolved, he comes to face a new threat: the Ultra-Humanite, a foe who gained from a scientific experiment the most agile and learned brain on Earth...a foe who seeks to dominate the world!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Superman vs. the Cab Protective League [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as Superman vs. the Cab Protective League [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Superman vs. the Cab Protection League [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Superman #1 on sale 5/18/39- NY World's Fair #1 4/29/39. George Taylor first named in 5/39 newspaper strip. The "S" symbol first appears on Superman's cape. Oddity: Superman is overcome by a sheet of flame and states that he nearly perished in a burning cabin.
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The Ibor Jewel Curse

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; Rusty; George Hawking (dead body); William Davis
First Line: Rusty, the inactivity in this town has been terrific here of late...
Synopsis: Scoop and Rusty are driving around hoping to find a story, when they spot a dead body on the steps of a house. William Davis exits the house and tells them that the dead man was a member of a party which found the Ibor jewels in India. Since that time tragedy has befallen all four of the members. Scoop eventually solves the all-too-human mystery.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Printed in red, black and white. Last appearance.
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The Journey Home, Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Pep Morgan
Character(s): Pep Morgan; Captain Sindra; Killer Dunn
First Line: Goodbye, mi amigo...
Synopsis: Pep boards a boat leaving south America to journey home. Captain Sindra escapes jail and spies his old mate Dunn on the docks. Under a false name Sindra signs on as a crew member. During the voyage he and Dunn plan a mutiny, but Pep overhears them and thwarts their plans.
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Pages: 6
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Test Flight

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lieutenant Cummings (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Barry Smith; Brick Denton; Johnson
First Line: The large twin-motored plane, sleek and fresh from...
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text story with illustrations.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): The Adventures of Marco Polo
Character(s): Marco Polo; Maffeo Polo; Nicola Polo; Abu el-Kaf
First Line: The Polo's [sic] are captured by a band of slavers...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Here it is, boys & girls...
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Pages: 1
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The Ace of Spades

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "Tex" Thomson
Character(s): Tex Thomson; Bob Daley; Ace of Spades (villain); Colonel Rushmore
First Line: Having left the interior of China...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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On a Malay Tiger Hunt

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stamp Action
First Line: The Malay Peninsula is famous for the fierce striped beasts that...
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Pages 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; Virginia; Pedro; Zebe; Wolf
First Line: Chuck has succeeded in locating the cave...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Printed in red, black and white.
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The Swamp of Satan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zatara, the Master Magician
Character(s): Zatara; Tong; Eleanor Hodges; Fred Hodges; Uncle Karl; Jon; Martha
First Line: Zatara and Tong are traveling to the Carolinas in response to...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Everett Horton, Sam Hinds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Off the Set
Character(s): Edward Everett Horton; Sam Hinds
First Line: Some slice, eh?
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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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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Comics; Movie Comics
First Line: Thanks again, 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): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spencer Fireworks Co.
First Line: See Dad!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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