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Issue: Action Comics #208
Publication Date: September 1955
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Issues: #208 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/26/1955
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (7 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; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600, 700)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Magic of Mr. Mxyztplk!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mr. Mxyztplk; archaeologist
First Line: What's the name of the ancient king whose statue you just dug up, Superman?
Synopsis: Superman emerges from an archaeological dig with a statue bearing the name "Namrepus", which is Superman spelled backwards.
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Pages: 1
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Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Judy; Jim; gorilla; panicked crowd; two zoo keepers; enthusiastic little kid
First Line: Help! The gorilla is loose!
Synopsis: Brave kids Judy and Jim hold off an escaped zoo gorilla with the nifty premiums they received by selling White Cloverine Brand Salve from the Wilson Chemical Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Wilson Chemical Co., offering prizes or money for the sales of Cloverine Brand Salve. Among the many prizes offered in the ad is a live pony. "Look! Live Pony! Yessiree, a real, live pony for your very own!" Black and white ad on inside front cover.
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The Magic of Mr. Mxyztplk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyztplk; Lois Lane; Perry White; fifth dimension doctor
First Line: Please, Superman - - stop him!
Synopsis: Mr. Mxyztplk comes to Earth with a plot to make Superman and his friends vanish into the Eighth Dimension by getting them to say their names backwards.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Bill Woolfolk originally credited as writer, but this story does not appear in his records.

Mxy does not send his victims to his own Fifth Dimension, but into the Eighth Dimension where they sleep for 24 hours before returning to our own Third Dimension.
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Boys! Girls! Enter the Big Tootsie Roll Contest -- Now!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Win one of these valuable prizes!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Contest rules are as follows: "Tell us why you like ... Tootsie Rolls... or any of these Tootsie Roll candies. Print or write clearly - your name address, city or town, state... and give your age... Every entry must be accompanied with 5 wrappers from one of the Tootsie Roll candies shown above."
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Wishing Big

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Peg; Peg's boyfriend
First Line: It's a beautiful night for a drive, isn't it, Peg?
Synopsis: Peg is not one to settle for small wishes.
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Pages: 0.67
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Daisy Gunbook Ready!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: For boys, girls, and dads
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Lower 1/3 of page.
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The Fortress of Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Chief Hawkke (villain); Martian with x-ray eyes; Venus Frog Man; Pluto Frost Man; Jupiter Robot; Neptune Winged Man; Uranus Stone Man
First Line: Fellow Legionnaires, we welcome to our ranks -- our newest member -- Tommy Tomorrow!
Synopsis: While pretending to suffer from amnesia, Tommy joins an interplanetary syndicate of crime, in order to bring them to justice.
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Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Chief Hawkke dubs the supposedly-amnesiac Tommy Tomorrow as "Johnny Jupiter".
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Superman's Secret Message

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
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Pages: 0.33
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How Do You Spell "Relief"? "I-n-d-i-g-e-s-t-i-o-n!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Pete; Pete's mom
First Line: Hello, Mom!
Synopsis: Indigestion causes Pete to stay after school, but not for the reason his mom thinks.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Top half of page.
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Amazing Gold-Plated Miniature Spy Camera

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Measures only 2 inches wide and 1 1/4 inches tall......only $2.98 ea.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad offering a mini spy camera from Modern Merchandise Co. Lower half of page.
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Nit-Picker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty; contest host
First Line: The jackpot winner is -- Shorty!
Synopsis: Shorty wins a huge jackpot of prizes in a contest, but still finds something to complain about.
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Pages: 0.67
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Prison Break

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Al Capp]
Penciller(s): ? [as Al Capp]
Inker(s): ? [as Al Capp]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Fearless Fosdick; three escaping prisoners
First Line: Gangway, Fosdick!! We're bustin' out!!
Synopsis: Three convicts escape from prison but, when Fosdick produces a jar of Wildroot Cream Oil, the cons return to get some for themselves.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Lower 1/4 of page.
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Landslide

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Mark Rader; Basil Davenport
First Line: He thought the meek geologist was a weakling, but he came to learn how wrong he was.
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Pages: 2
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Congo Bill's Last Adventure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; Chota (chimpanzee); Loring; Bombo (elephant); mastodon
First Line: You didn't believe a mastodon still existed, Congo Bill!
Synopsis: Congo Bill leads a photojournalist in pursuit of a mastodon living in modern Africa.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #7 published April 1957
as Congo Bill's Last Adventure [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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631 Movie & TV Star Pictures 25¢

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Exciting new collection!
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Disclose Notes: Ad offering celebrity photos from DeLuxe Photo Service. Top half of page.
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$7.18 Worth of Stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Giant Imported collection of 338 different stamps
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Disclose Notes: Ad offering around the world stamps from Zenith Co. Lower half of page.
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Do You Need Extra Money?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: $35.00 is yours for selling only 50 boxes of our 300 Christmas Card line.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for selling Christmas cards for Colonial Studios, Inc. On final interior page of the comic.

This exact same ad (in the exact same position - final interior page of the comic) appears in Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 Series) #64 (October 1955), but under the name of "Cheerful Card Company".
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The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Look, Joe, let's see if you can make it right too
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for muscle-building courses from Charles Atlas. Black and white ad on inside back cover.
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If You Get a Stunning $10.98 Dress Without Paying 1¢...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: ...Will you wear and show it in your community?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for selling dresses for Fashion Frocks by wearing the dresses to entice others into buying them. Color ad on back cover.

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