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Issue: Action Comics #174
Publication Date: November 1952
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Issues: #174 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/01/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (6 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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The Man Who Shackled Superman!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: It's - - It's impossible!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #70 published May 1953
as The Man Who Shackled Superman! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Buzzy Says "You Get What You Vote For!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, opinion, teen
Character(s): Joe; Mr. Brown
Synopsis: Joe discovers you can't get what you want if you don't vote.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover.
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The Man Who Shackled Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Miracle Twine Gang (villains)
First Line: I'm trying to get loose, Lois...
Synopsis: Scientists accidentally create a twine that even Superman can't break and it is stolen by criminals.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #70 published May 1953
as The Man Who Shackled Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Here comes that new kid...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: How much radium is there in the world?
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Pages: 0.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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Safaris for Sale!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Ed Dexter; Adam Conklin; Ned Wilson
First Line: Don't worry, Dexter! He won't hurt you! He's tame!
Synopsis: Bill protects a gun manufacturer on safari against a murder plot.
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In Content Item: FlagCentury Comic #72 published May 1962
as Safaris for Sale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTarzan #231 published June 1974
as Safaris for Sale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Listen to that boogie-woogie!
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: The sarge will be glad to see you!
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Pages: 0.67
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Superman's Secret Message

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
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Pages: 0.33
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The Lost Secret of Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): John Larkin; Martyn Dyke
First Line: Strange indeed are the space mysteries of the 21st century...
Synopsis: John Larkin claims to have found a fountain of youth on a distant asteroid.
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Pages: 6
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The World's Most Popular Toy

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Art credits submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Big Town
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Pages: 0.5
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Big Features in One Big Book!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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The Lady Sharpshooter!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Betty May Marston; Sam Bagley; Kenton
First Line: The ambition of a pretty cowgirl to become the world's greatest shot...
Synopsis: A young girl wants to become a sharp shooter, like her famous ancestors.
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Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Novelty Mart
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Pages: 1
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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): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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