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Issue: Action Comics #15
Publication Date: August 1939
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Issues: #15 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/24/1939
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date and volume number found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 422131.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Superman in the 1930s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Action Comics #15 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Action Comics #15 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: In a rare rendition of the hero by Fred Guardineer Superman's cape is not tucked into the neck of his shirt but held on by a yellow thong tied loosely around his neck. This is reminiscent of the corded thong which holds the cape of Fawcett rival Captain Marvel.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Comics; Movie Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman on the High Seas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (not named); Lois Lane; Holloway; Warren Kenyon; "Big Boy" Chaney (villain); Marchetti (villain); Mugsy (villain)
First Line: Take a trip to Kidtown and write up your...
Synopsis: On assignment at Kidtown, Clark discovers that the institution needs $2 million to remain in the black and remain open, and, as Superman, decides that a newly discovered underwater treasure is the answer for the funds he needs.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Superman on the High Seas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagContinuum #6 published October 2008
as Superman on the High Seas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Superman on the High Seas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The last panel of the story is an illustrated plug for Sandman and Batman.
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Most Complete Clock in the World

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Pages: 1
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Superman Sends a Special Message to All Members!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
Character(s): Superman
First Line: You will notice that beneath the name...
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Pages: 1
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The Warehouse Robberies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Pep Morgan; Mr. Smith; Crane
First Line: Well, Pep.
Synopsis: Pep goes to work for Mr. Smith.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Marco Polo; Maffeo Polo; Nicola Polo
First Line: Sold into slavery, Marco Polo...
Synopsis: The Polo family continues their escape from slavery.
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Pages: 4
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The Pharaoh's Treasure, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "Clip" Carson
Character(s): Clip Carson; Jim Blake; a living mummy
First Line: I tell you, Clip, I've heard of...
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Pages: 6
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Treasure Hunt [Part 1]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Tubby; Hank
First Line: The two boys sat on the edge of...
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Pages: 1.56
Disclose Notes: Continued in next issue.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Model Builder
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.44
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The Devone Diamond

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Tex Thomson; Gargantua T. Potts (introduction); Bob Daley; Achmed; Benett
First Line: One more bull's-eye and I'll have a perfect score!
Synopsis: Tex is hired to recover a diamond.
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Pages: 10
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): From the Four Corners
Character(s): Maharajah of Patiala
First Line: Records show that it has rained fish many times...
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Pages: 1
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Stamp Page
Character(s): King George
First Line: Jamaica is one of Great Britain's most important...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
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Speeds Through Air Faster Than a bullet!

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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): AiRecords
Character(s): H. Lloyd Child; Lt. Kiffin Rockwell
First Line: Chief test pilot H. Lloyd Child recently in a...
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Pages: 1
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The Mighty Atom!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Nevertheless It's True
Character(s): Joseph Greenstein
First Line: Joseph Greenstein, of Texas, 5 ft...
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Pages: 1
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Killer Keefe

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Character(s): Chuck Dawson; Killer Keefe (villain); Blacky (horse); John Bowe; Jim Bowe
First Line: Covered with the gray dust of the desert...
Synopsis: Chuck saves Jim Bowe from being hung.
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Pages: 6
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The Ice Menace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Tong; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Gordon; Harold Stefansen; Berhener
First Line: The harbor is overflowing - help!
Synopsis: Zatara stops a scheme by Berhener to extort money from multiple nations.
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Pages: 11
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The Comic Book of Tomorrow Is Here Today!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): New York World's Fair Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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