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Issue: Action Comics #247
Publication Date: December 1958
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Issues: #247 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: 10/30/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (4 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
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The Return of Superman's Lost Parents!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent]; Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Fifties #[nn] [unnamed variant] published November 2002
as Superman's Pals [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 published November 2004
as The Return of Superman's Lost Parents! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 published November 2004
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #1 published November 2005
as The Return of Superman's Lost Parents! [Action Comics #247 cover] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman's Lost Parents!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent] (villain); Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent] (villain); Lois Lane; Superman robots; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superboy (statue, image); Lana Lang (image); Professor Lang (image)
Synopsis: Ma and Pa Kent seemingly arrive in the present in a time bubble, and Superman is so happy to see them that he shows them all the secrets of his adult life. But Ma and Pa turn out to be con artists who blackmail Superman with the knowledge of his double identity secret.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagStålmannen #17/1966 published October 1966
as Stålmannens döda föräldrar [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #193 published January 1967
as Superman's Lost Parents! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #13/1970 published July 1970
as Den forræderiske tidsmaskinen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 published November 2004
as Superman's Lost Parents! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #1 published November 2005
as Superman's Lost Parents! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Sharing -- the United Nations Way!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
Synopsis: The International Labor Organization of the United Nations teaches various trades to the people of a Mexican village, who pass on their new knowledge to others.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subtitled "A true story from the files of the International Labor Organization."
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
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Operation Blackhawks!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #132
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Tommy Tomorrow, Space Convict X-146-93

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Tommy Tomorrow; The Brain (villain); Planeteers; Invisible Convict (cameo); Human Goldfish (cameo): Tom Thumb Gang (cameo)
Synopsis: Tommy Tomorrow is arrested as an impostor and thrown into an interplanetary prison.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: letters submitted by Gerald Cohen; Donald Zolotorofe; Mary Figlarz; Sylvan Wells; Daniel Gross; Thomas Hudson
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: This is a swell job!
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: XLI XLMRKW LSY...
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Jupiter No. 4)
decoded message reads: "The things you accomplish by hard work are often more rewarding than the easy tasks which take little time and effort."
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The Riddle of the Super-Zoo!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu; Jungle Joe (villain)
Synopsis: Congo Bill and Janu work to turn the tables on Jungle Joe, a swindler who sells animals that can supposedly perform fantastic feats.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAll Star Adventure Comic #65 published January 1970
as Riddle of the Super-Zoo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #195 published August 1970
as The Riddle of the Super-Zoo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6.67
Disclose Notes: Strip continues as Congorilla in the next issue.
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[untitled]

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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
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
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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