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Issue: Action Comics #259
Publication Date: December 1959
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Issues: #259 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: 10/29/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #41 and 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 Revenge of Luthor!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Lex Luthor
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #2 published August 2006
as Action Comics #259 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Revenge of Luthor!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Luthor; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Perry White; "Flashy" Burke
Synopsis: Exposure to Red Kryptonite seemingly causes Superman and Superboy to exist simultaneously. Luthor takes advantage by trapping Superboy and forcing Superman to choose between Lois and Lana.
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In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #1 published August 1964
as The Revenge of Luthor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #2 published August 2006
as The Revenge of Luthor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Just what I've been looking for!
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Pages: 0.67
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Coming Super-Attractions

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The One-Ape Circus!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Character(s): Congo Bill; Congorilla; Janu the Jungle Boy; Nell Saxon
Synopsis: Congorilla is captured by Nell Saxon and forced to perform in her circus.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #150 published June 1965
as The One-Ape Circus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #5 published September 1965
as The One Ape Circus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: letters submitted by Thomas McGeehan; Lloyd Stuart Meisels; Lester Upchase; Joseph Keegan; James Rice; Eric Ziegler; Don Lawrence; Chris Powell; Larry Keller
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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The Cave-Girl of Steel!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Linda Lee]; Superman (cameo)
Synopsis: Supergirl visits the stone age so that she can practice using her powers openly.
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #334 published March 1966
as The Cave-Girl of Steel! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupergirl Archives #1 published December 2001
as The Cave-Girl of Steel! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Supergirl #1 published January 2007
as The Cave-Girl of Steel! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Flying Jet

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Pages: 1
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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