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Issue: Action Comics #381
Publication Date: October 1969
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Issues: #381 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: 08/28/1969
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Printed in the U.S.A. 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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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
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Adult Image
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The Dictator of Earth!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #132 published August 1970
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: W-350
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Here's a whole treasure chest of fun
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Nineteen small ads for novelties from Honor House Prod. Corp.
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The Dictator of Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Superman Revenge Squad [Dorx; Krit]; Lois Lane (cameo); Perry White (cameo)
Synopsis: Superman decides not to expose himself to Gold Kryptonite and instead agrees to stand trial at the United Nations for his apparent misdeeds. Eventually he is able to prove his innocence and expose the guilty aliens.
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In Content Item: FlagSupermann #2/1970 published January 1970
as Supermanns bekjennelser [Story on Interior Page(s)]2 pages removed
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #132 published August 1970
as The Dictator of Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Extra #4 published January 1981
as "Nein! Meine Kräfte gehören mir! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.17
Job Number: W-351
Disclose Notes: Page 6 is a 2/3-page and page 10 is a 1/2-page. Story continues from the previous issue.
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The Jug

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for P-47 airplane model from Revell
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Boy; girl
First Line: New Toot Sweet turns yummy Tootsie Rolls into whistles.
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Pages: 1
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The Brand Rustlers

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: western
Character(s): Lee Rider; Uncle Frank; sheriff; rustlers
Synopsis: Lee Rider figures out how the rustlers are altering the brands on his uncle's cattle.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, in comic-story form, for Lee Riders jeans.
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How Can an Artist Become the World's Greatest Super Heroes?

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Subject Matter
Character(s): Joe Kubert; Viking Prince; Superman; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; "Cave" Carson; Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Zatara; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Sgt. Rock; Batman; Sargon the Sorcerer; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Flash [Barry Allen]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #5, on sale August 14
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Job Number: W-510
Disclose Notes: letters from: Joseph Vasil, Jack Willis, Alan Downs, David Pauley, Eve T. Spotter, James Hagler, Leonard Philip Zinna, Rand Lee
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The Hapless Hero!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Shrinking Violet; Matter-Eater Lad; Karate Kid; Phantom Girl; Chemical King; Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Ultra Boy; Princess Projectra]; Duplicate Boy; Rall (father of Matter-Eater Lad); Mitz (mother of Matter-Eater Lad)
Synopsis: While other Legionnaires spend time with their families, Matter-Eater Lad has an argument with his father. He ends up back at Legion headquarters where Shrinking Violet complains about her boyfirend troubles. They go out on a date which is interrupted by the arrival of Duplicate Boy. But instead of fighting, Matter-Eater Lad teaches Duplicate Boy how to treat a lady.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #136 published December 1970
as The Hapless Hero [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #9 published January 1999
as The Hapless Hero! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Muttley; Dastardly; Klunk; Zilly; Yankee Doodle Pigeon; Penelope Pitstop; the Hooded Claw; the Any Hill Mob; Scooby-Doo; Archie; Jughead; Sabrina the teen-Age With; the Monkees
First Line: Fun! Fun! And more fun!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Ad for CBS Saturday morning television cartoons (1969 season)
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[untitled]

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First Line: Grow amazing live sea-monkeys!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad, with order coupon, from Sales Unlimited.
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Presenting Four of the Greatest Superman-Batman Mystery Epics of All Time... In One Giant Issue!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Robin; Clark Kent; Bruce Wayne; negative Superman
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for World's Finest Comics 188.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Boy; girl
First Line: Exciting ant farm!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, with order coupon, from Ant Farm
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: New 'Matchbox' Models of the Month
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for "Matchbox" toy cars from Fred Bonner Corporation
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero
Character(s): Super-Turtle
First Line: A call for Super-Turtle!
Synopsis: Super-Turtle has trouble changing into his costume in the dark.
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Pages: 0.5
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A Startling Beginning, A Shocking Ending!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for Detective Comics (DC, 1938 series) #392, on sale August 28
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Batter; catcher
First Line: Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, with response coupons, from Strat-O-Matic Game Co., Inc.
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Character(s): British soldiers; Continental Army soldiers (Americans)
First Line: 204 pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Character(s): Boy; girl
First Line: Win $1,000 college scholarship
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, with response coupon, for Junior Sales Club of America
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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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Character(s): Frankenstein's monster; the Wolf Man; the Phantom of the Opera; the Mummy; Dracula; the Forgotten Prisoner of Castlemare
First Line: The monsters are back, and they glow in the dark!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for model kits from Aurora

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