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Issue: Action Comics #142
Publication Date: March 1950
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Issues: #142 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/09/1950
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (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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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak
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Pages: 1
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The Conquest of Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Dan the Dip; Perry White
Synopsis: Continued from last issue, Luthor's piece of synthetic kryptonite is still missing, snatched up by a pickpocket at the scene of Luthor's capture.
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Pages: 12
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pretzels
First Line: Nice doggie!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #102 published September 1956
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Pages: 0.5
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Feature(s): Bazooka
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Pages: 0.5
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Feature(s): Detective Comics; Star Spangled Comics; Adventure Comics
First Line: You don't have to wait 2 months...
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Pages: 1
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Wishing World!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood (first appearance); Red Sanders (villain)
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Introduction of partner Brent Wood in this story. Not on Otto Binder's list of stories in Alter Ego 147.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Ralston
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Pages: 0.5
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Teen Adventurers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Leda Raigorodsky; Jack Schultz; Joe Bishop; Fred Kamp
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Pages: 1
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Big Game in Andorra!

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Genres: jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Ben Stone [George Hill]; Peddit
Synopsis: Bill identifies a man attempting to defraud World Wide by comparing the man's bare feet to those of Andorran shepherds whom the man was attempting to impersonate.
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Pages: 6
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Up, Up and Away!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): World's Finest Comics; Superman
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Pages: 0.67
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Superman's Secret Message

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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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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Genres: humorous
First Line: Have a nice time at the party - and don't forget your manners!
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In Content Item: FlagBuzzy #70 published March 1956
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Pages: 0.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
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Pages: 0.33
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Winner Take All

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: informational
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Oh, Daddy, the television set is simply super!
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Pages: 2
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The Making of a Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Vigilante
Character(s): Vigilante [Greg Sanders]
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Pages: 10
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"It's Fun to Be Healthy!" Says Wonder Woman

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
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Pages: 1
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Feature(s): American Seed Co.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): National Radio Institute
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy B-B Guns
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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