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Issue: Action Comics #248
Publication Date: January 1959
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Issues: #248 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: 11/26/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (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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The Man No Prison Could Hold!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Von Kamp
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In Content Item: FlagAlbi del Falco #161 published May 1959
as L'ultra prigioniero [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #1 published November 2005
as The Man No Prison Could Hold! [Action Comics #248 cover] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Man No Prison Could Hold!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Von Kamp (villain)
Synopsis: Superman becomes a prisoner of an island work camp in order to discover what weapon a Nazi scientist is creating.
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In Content Item: FlagAlbi del Falco #161 published May 1959
as L'ultra-prigioniero [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #1 published November 2005
as The Man No Prison Could Hold! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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Genres: humorous
First Line: We want you to go up and crash...
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Pages: 1
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Formula for Success!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
Character(s): Jimmy; Jimmy's father; Mr. Lane
Synopsis: Jimmy is a talented musician, and his science teacher convinces his dad that he would he happier pursuing music rather than science.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
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The Amazing Congorilla!

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Genres: jungle, superhero
Character(s): Chief Kawolo (first appearance, death); Gloria (actress); Mr. Rieger (movie director); Rieger's assistant
Synopsis: Congo Bill saves the life of tribal Chief Kawolo, who gives him a magic ring that can cause his mind to be exchanged with that of the Golden Gorilla. Later, a movie crew tries to capture the now-intelligent Congorilla.
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In Content Item: FlagWeird Secret Origins #[nn] published October 2004
as The Amazing Congorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6.5
Disclose Notes: Continuation of the Congo Bill feature.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Spike (Shorty's dog)
First Line: Here, Spike!
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Pages: 0.67
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Supermen of America
First Line: GJNSZ F LTTI HNYNEJS...
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Saturn No. 5). Decoded message reads: "Being a good citizen means knowing about your community and learning what it needs to make it an even better place."
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Pages: 1
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Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: letters submitted by Ken Lizotte; Karen A. Weiss; Gary Koehler; Joel Netzky; Jean Cassens; Sam Tokuyama; Peter MacDonald
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The Graveyard of Space

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Lor-Li
Synopsis: Brent falls in love with a beautiful girl who helps to guide the Planeteers' ship out of a deadly spiral nebula, but she turns out to be a giantess.
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Pages: 5.67
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Giant Dinosaurs
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1

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