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Issue: Action Comics #99
Publication Date: August 1946
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Issues: #99 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/12/1946
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 20 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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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
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Trick-shot Schultz
First Line: Oops!! Missed again!
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Editorial Advisory Board

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J Is for Jaguar

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The Talisman of Trouble!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Burton Hayes; Keith Langwell
First Line: What terrible power does the ugly little Malay doll contain....
Synopsis: Lois and Clark encounter a man cursed with bad luck, owing, he claims, to the talisman he wears round his neck. Lois takes possession and flaunts the bad luck spirits by wearing it. Thanks to Clark and Superman (in both guises) she survives several attempts on her life. Superman then takes the talisman and foils more death attempts. Finally, Clark appears in the newsroom wearing it, claiming that Superman gave it to him as a gift. Clark gives Lois the full credit for the story and, in a rare display of affection, she kisses him on the cheek.
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Tenderfoot: His Feet Weren't So Tender

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Feature(s): "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Stan Hack

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Feature(s): Wheaties
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Jinx Ranch!

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Genres: jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Jane Morgan; Curly; Red; Pops
First Line: In the great cattle country of the American Southwest...
Synopsis: Bill exposes a ranch foreman's efforts to convince the owner that her ranch is jinxed.
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Trapping the Hijackers!

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Feature(s): "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Stumpy
First Line: Say, sonny, I'll give you a dime...
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Superman's Secret Message

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Feature(s): Supermen of America
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The Moonstruck Girl!

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Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Hayfoot Henry
Character(s): Hayfoot Henry
First Line: A guy and a girl and a cop and a crime...
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Feature(s): Kellogg's Pep
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Faces in the Future!

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult, superhero
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Jerry Mason; Dick; Jack
First Line: Yes, you can decide your own fate.
Synopsis: Zatara overhears three young boys on the street talking about their aspirations for life. One wants to be a hunter, another an explorer, but the third a crime-king. Zatara projects the boys fifteen years into their future, and shows them the possible outcome of their wishes. Jack, the would-be crime king, changes his mind and decides he might become a doctor or a teacher instead.
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Backstage Hunch

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Detective Lou Carney; Eames; Mrs. Wellington Deetz; Mitzi Martin
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Daffy & Doodle
First Line: Did I ever tell you about the time I caught a three foot bass, Daffy?
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Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
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The Tiger's Skin!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Vigilante
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Nick the Gambler; Slasher
First Line: an you make your wishes come true?
Synopsis: The Vigilante and Stuff prevent a mugging on the street. They find it is an acquaintance, an honest gambler named Nick. He has bought a tiger skin which grants wishes, but each time a wish is granted it shrinks a little.
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Feature(s): Bendix Coaster Brake
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Feature(s): Gahoon
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Four Against the Sea

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Feature(s): Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
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