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Issue: Action Comics #383
Publication Date: December 1969
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Issues: #383 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: 10/30/1969
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #75 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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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
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The Killer Costume or the Ultra Uniform?

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #8/1970 published April 1970
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #10/1970 published May 1970
as Den farlige drakten [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: W-373
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The Killer Costume!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Aabur-Z; Enforcer NS-II; Jackson Randell [Destroyer]; Perry White; Lois Lane; "Willie the Dip" Morgan; Benny Foran; "Chick" Dennison
Synopsis: Aabur-Z is an interplanetary criminal being transported to prison by Enforcer NS-II. Their ship is destroyed but their costumes remain alive due to their willpower and the strange radiation of a comet. Aabur's costume arrives on Earth first and seeks a criminal to possess, but then both costumes are drawn to Superman.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #8/1970 published April 1970
as Der Todesdress [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #10/1970 published May 1970
as Den farlige drakten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Extra #6 published January 1982
as Der Todesdreß [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.17
Job Number: W-370
Disclose Notes: Page 8 is a 2/3-page and page 13 is a 1/2-page. Story continues in the following issue.
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Danger and Thrills!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #87 and Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #387
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Warden Willis; Prisoner 7416; prison guard
First Line: The siren! Someone escaped!
Synopsis: A prisoner is attempting an escape but Warden Willis, knowing the prisoner was a vaudeville actor, traps him in a spotlight.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #122 published March 1959
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: K-256
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Chameleon Boy's Secret Identity!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy [also as Dane Roberts]; Princess Projectra; Karate Kid]; Janice Warren
Synopsis: Chameleon Boy escorts Princess Projectra to a party and meets her friend Janice. Since Janice is repelled by Chameleon Boy's appearance, he disguises himself as Dane to get to know her. But when one of her jewels goes missing, "Dane" becomes a suspect.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #135 published November 1970
as Chameleon Boy's Secret Identity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #9 published January 1999
as Chameleon Boy's Secret Identity! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10.67
Job Number: W-365
Disclose Notes: Janice Warren resembles Princes Elwinda, the girl Chameleon Boy met in Adventure Comics #376.
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Now Meet Superman's Secret Family!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #222 [Giant #G-66], on sale October 7
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: W-521
Disclose Notes: letters from: Tom Gant, Eric Soll, Mike Robinson, Tim Vandagriff, Kevin Mize, Jeff Alexander, Sandy Witherden, Burton Shaw, Gary Skinner, Robert Wiles

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