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Issue: Action Comics #237
Publication Date: February 1958
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Issues: #237 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: 12/29/1957
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
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Superman's Exposed Identity!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
First Line: Stop clowning, Clark.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Credits
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman's Exposed Identity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Henry Furst (villain); Professor Royce; Jeb Withers; Dr. Griffin; Mr. Wisp
First Line: Look, Clark - -Someone's about to hold up that jewelry store!
Synopsis: For many years wealthy eccentric Henry Furst has been obsessed with exposing Superman's secret identity, hiring experts and quizzing would-be assassins and barbers. When he has a heart attack, Perry sends Clark to cover the story. Clark is requested to come to Furst's bedside, where he honors a dying man's request for confirmation that he is indeed Superman. As he types up the obituary comes the news that Furst has revived (it was a drug-induced trick). So he pre-empts the impending revelation by changing to Superman in front to Lois and Perry.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuper Adventure Comic #101 [1'- Cover Price] published November 1958
as Superman's Exposed Identity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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You've Got a Comet by the Tail

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mystery in Space; Space Adventures
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #42 and Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #89, with cover repros.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hmm - what a swell way to see all the football games free!
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From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #164 published January 1952
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Superman's Secret Message

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

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, opinion
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Pages: 1
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The Curse of the Golden Touch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Nebula Gang (villains)
First Line: How can I battle this beast...
Synopsis: Bringing in a notorious criminal member of the Nebula Gang, Tommy is forced to make a crash landing on an unknown asteroid. After eating one of the indigenous fruits, everything he touches appears to turn to gold. But it is a pre-arranged ploy to trap the remainder of the gang.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: Half of all the world's lakes are on the North American continent!
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: publisher: National Comics
480 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
Editor:F. W. Ellsworth
Owners: H Donenfeld, J Liebowitz, P Sampliner, G Donenfeld, S Sampliner, F Iger, I Donenfeld, S Iger, A Donenfeld, H Donenfeld Foundation
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: And the service here is terrible...
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gag Bag
First Line: Do you know what a conundrum is?
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Pages: 1
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The Jungle Fort on Wheels!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu, the Jungle Boy
First Line: Imagine going hunting in Darkest Africa...
Synopsis: Bill signs up to lead a hunting safari before realizing that his employer has an armored vehicle on caterpillar tracks, rigged up with gas guns, automated net scoops and other unethical animals traps.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tricksy the World's Greatest Stunt Man
First Line: Look at him pull that car with his teeth!
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Hello. Oh, h'ya Sue. Dinner tonight at your house?
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #23 published December 1952
was [untitled] [Story 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
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
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Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big "Jewel Mystery!"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Back cover.

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