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Issue: Action Comics #234
Publication Date: November 1957
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Issues: #234 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: 09/24/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (5 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
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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The Creature of 1,000 Disguises!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: You'll never find out my identity, Superman!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Fifties #[nn] [unnamed variant] published November 2002
as The Villains [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermán Librocomic #13 published ?
as El monstruo de los 1000 disfraces [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Teddy Roosevelt: Guardian of Nature

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Creature of 1,000 Disguises

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Gollo (alien shape-shifter); Johnny Miles; his mother
First Line: That "ocean liner" is really the Super-Chameleon - - I've got to catch it!
Synopsis: A runaway boy befriends an alien shape-shifter, but when Superman returns the boy home, the alien searches for him by constantly assuming different forms, some of which are perceived as threats to Metropolis.
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In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #6 published January 1965
as The Creature of 1,000 Disguises [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #54 published January 1983
as Das Wesen mit 1000 Gesichtern [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #42 [Direct Sales] published November 1983
as The Creature of 1,000 Disguises [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tomahawk; Superman
First Line: The oldest symbol in comics...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Bird to Worm

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Play Ladder
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Tricksy can do anything.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Superman's Secret Message

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Robot Animals

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu, the Jungle Boy; Carl Kirk
First Line: I - I've got to master these mechanical beasts or I'm done for!
Synopsis: When Bill fires at a lion which is attacking Janu, instead of blood, springs and wires pour from the wound. It is one of eccentric hunter Carl Kirk's mechanical animals, which he now hunts in place of the real thing.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The First Baseball Game

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Casey, I've got an important job for you!
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #69 published February 1952
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Interplanetary Hitch-Hiker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Black Star (space villain); Captain Brent Wood
First Line: No ships have passed this way!
Synopsis: While pursuing notorious crook Black Star, Tommy is left stranded with no ship or any way to communicate with the Planeteers. With only 24 hours worth of oxygen, he hops aboard a giant space kangaroo, which is travelling towards the nearest outpost, a million miles away!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #108 [1'- Cover Price] published February 1958
as The Interplanetary Hitch-Hiker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Clue Cartoon
First Line: They're the kind of seats we've got for the big fight!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #164 published January 1952
was [untitled] [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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