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Issue: Action Comics #215
Publication Date: April 1956
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Issues: #215 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: 02/26/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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 Superman of Tomorrow!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Superman of 2956 [Craig King]
First Line: That rocket ship's about to crash!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #108 published July 1956
as The Superman of Tomorrow! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Draw Me!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Superman of Tomorrow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Superman of 2956 [Craig King]; Lyra Lee; Dr. Dorr; Dr. Vincent Vail; Parri Wyte
First Line: As the Superman of this time, I'll catch that stolen rocket-ship!
Synopsis: Craig King uses scientific gadgets in 2956 to duplicate Superman's powers but now he needs help to catch scientific bandits, so he beams a message across time to the real Superman.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #108 published July 1956
as The Superman of Tomorrow! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!"

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Genres: opinion, teen
Feature(s): Binky
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The Big-Game Butterfly Hunter

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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; Hector Doolittle; Ubusukus (African tribe)
First Line: Many a big-game hunter has been lured to the steaming jungles of Africa...
Synopsis: Hector Doolittle unwittingly risks life and limb to collect rare butterflies.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #6 published March 1957
as The Big-Game Butterfly Hunter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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The One and Only Superman

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Feature(s): Superman
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: We will now have a spelling period!
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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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Flying Rangers

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 2
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The Mystery of the Stolen Worlds!

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Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood
First Line: Look, Tommy! That giant red hand is stealing that king comet now!
Synopsis: Giant hands appear out of nowhere and move things around in space. It transpires that aliens are using space phenomena as chess pieces. Tommy "checkmates" them and is able to explain the inadvertent damage they have caused. They restore the pieces and move on to another galaxy to continue their game.
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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