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Issue: Action Comics #317
Publication Date: October 1964
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Issues: #317 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/27/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 23 (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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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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The Rainbow Faces of Superman!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Lana Lang
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #5/1968 published January 1968
as SUPERMANS Regenbogen-Gesicht [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Smoking Is for Squares!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
Synopsis: Paulette Breen (winner of the Palisades Amusement Park's Miss American Teenager contest) tells Bob and his friends that girls don't like guys who smoke.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
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Superman's Rainbow Face!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Nor-Kan (death); Jimmy Olsen (as a trophy)
Synopsis: Red Kryptonite causes Superman's emotions to be reflected in the color of his face, which means that Clark must hide the changes from Lois.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #5/1968 published January 1968
as Supermans Regenbogengesicht [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): L. C. Leprechaun
First Line: 'Tis luck to catch a leprechaun!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 6 of "Superman's Rainbow Face!"
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tricksy
First Line: Tricksy will pull this car for one whole block...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 7 of "Superman's Rainbow Face!"
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
First Line: Tootsie Rolls go on and on...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 7 of "Superman's Rainbow Face!"
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
First Line: What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: letters submitted by John Poskonka, Michele Valente, David Hamilton, John Deckert, Lynn Miller, Michael Settle, and Philip Duffy.
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: UWRGTOCP DGEQOGU...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Venus No. 2). Decoded message reads: "Superman becomes Batman's prisoner in the November World's Finest."
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue...
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey
First Line: A radio playing at this time of night...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #269 published July 1959
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Nothing else is Silly Putty!
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
First Line: Are Cheerioes your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
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Pages: 1
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The Great Supergirl Double-Cross!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; also appears as Linda Danvers]; Lena Thorul; Lex Luthor (villain); Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Jeff Colby; Dick Malverne
Synopsis: When Supergirl mistakes Lena Thorul's new boyfriend for an enemy agent she breaks up their romance. Upon finding out that she was mistaken, she has to get them back together.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #18/1967 published September 1967
as Supergirls Schuld und Sühne [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Family #166 published August 1974
as The Great Supergirl Double-Cross! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Supergirl #2 published February 2008
as The Great Supergirl Double-Cross! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Disclose Notes: In this story, Lena Thorul weds Jeff Colby, an FBI agent who once arrested Lex Luthor.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
First Line: I like chocolate fudge best!
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
First Line: Boys and girls!
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Pages: 0.5
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100 Magnets

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Pages: 0.5
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Worth Rounding Up...

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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The Story of Lena Thorul

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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104 Fighting Kings' Knights

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
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204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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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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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys, girls, men, women...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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100 pc Toy Soldier Set $1.25

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

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