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Issue: Action Comics #121
Publication Date: June 1948
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Issues: #121 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/14/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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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Superman vs. Atlas!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Atlas
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #121 published June 1948
as Superman Vs. Atlas [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Feature(s): Roadmaster
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman Versus Atlas!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Atlas; William Sharp
Synopsis: When the mythical Atlas suddenly appears in the modern world, he challenges Superman to a contest of strength.
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #121 published June 1948
as Superman Versus Atlas! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Another Run Scored in Keds!

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Feature(s): U. S. Keds
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Pages: 1
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Sabotage, Sweet Sabotage

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 1
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Wits for Weapons!

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Genres: jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Andrew Carr
Synopsis: Bill comes across a pair of men who bet him that he cannot survive alone and unarmed in the jungle. The men are attempting to cause Bill's death as they try to get out of the jungle with a treasure trove of jewels.
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #121 published June 1948
as Wits for Weapons [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Feature(s): Kellogg's Corn Flakes
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Pages: 1
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This Tall Tale from Texas Is True!

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Feature(s): Ray-o-Vac
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Pages: 1
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Feature(s): Daffy & Doodle
First Line: Here, Daffy...go downtown and pay this gas bill
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Pages: 0.67
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Superman's Secret Message

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Supermen of America
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Pages: 0.33
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The Museum Vandals!

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Genres: occult
Character(s): Zatara
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Pages: 7
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The Missing Messenger

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
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The Adventures of Popsicle Pete and Bob Feller

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Genres: sports
Feature(s): Popsicle Pete
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Pages: 1
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Bill Gets His Break

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: crime
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #121 published June 1948
as Bill Gets His Break [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Yes, doctor! This being a male nurse has its complications!
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The Playpen

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Playful Pop
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #278 published November 1960
as The Playpen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMighty Comic #28 published March 1962
as Playful Pop and the Kiddies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Feature(s): Winthrop Jrs.
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The Secret of Mystery Mountain!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Pages: 1
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The Man of 1,000 Brands!

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Vigilante
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; the Brand [Silas Young] (villain); Bart Thomas
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #121 published June 1948
as The Man of 1,000 Brands [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Foiling the Lunatic's Revenge

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Pages: 1
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First Line: Look for them at your favorite newstand!
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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