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Issue: Action Comics #236
Publication Date: January 1958
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Issues: #236 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: 11/25/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (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
Digital Edition
Adult Image
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Superman's New Uniform!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: I'll miss my old red-and-blue costume...
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Fifties #[nn] [unnamed variant] published November 2002
as Classic Tales [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Draw Bob Hope!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman's New Uniform!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen
First Line: People will have to get used to me in my new costume!
Synopsis: Posing as a reputable scientist, Luthor tricks Superman into thinking his super costume is falling apart, and gives Superman a new uniform which features an anti-Kryptonite belt. However, Superman is unaware that the belt will ultimately kill him.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #207 published June 1968
as Superman's New Uniform! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #14/1969 published October 1969
as Supermanns nye drakt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Kings of Comedy!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various (illustrations)
Inker(s): various (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (illustrations)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Sergeant Bilko (DC, 1957 series) #5, The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 series) #42, The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #48, and Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners (DC, 1956 series) #10.
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[untitled]

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Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: All meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere at the same velocity...
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Snapper
Character(s): Snapper
First Line: Snapper, the rodeo is in town!
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Pages: 0.67
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Superman's Secret Message

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: VXSHUPDQ DGZDBV XVHV...
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Mars No. 3). Decoded message reads: "Superman always uses his mighty powers to aid justice and help the worthy."
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The Man Who Talked to Animals

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu; Jungle Joe; Roger Oakes
First Line: And now I will call upon Jungle Joe to speak in animal language...
Synopsis: Jungle Joe can speak to animals, and has Bill bring three witnesses into court to testify against ivory poacher Roger Oakes - a lion, a giraffe and a baboon!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Man Who Battled Pain

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tricksy
First Line: Tricksy will now subject himself to something only he can do!
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Pages: 1
Job Number: 3016
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Wanted: A Teen-Age Code

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Synopsis: After Dave unthinkingly goes along with some bad behavior by his friends, he realizes his mistake and decides to develop a code of conduct for everyone at his school to follow.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
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Space Chump No. 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Tim Kelly
First Line: I told Tim to shoot those dangerous beasts with a stun-ray...
Synopsis: Tim Kelly is the son of a former hero of the Planeteers, and is a legacy to join the force. Tommy is assigned to his training, but young Tim fouls up every mission he attempts.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Sold by Lucky Products.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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