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Issue: Action Comics #29
Publication Date: October 1940
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Issues: #29 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/23/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: No issue number or date in indicia. 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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane
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In Content Item: FlagWorld's Best Comics [ashcan] #[nn] published February 1941
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]in black and white
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #2 published November 1998
as Action Comics #29 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Action Comics #29 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Life Insurance Con

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sergeant Casey; Mrs. Davis; Tom Davis (villain); Mr. Fullerton (villain, death); Martin (villain)
First Line: Aged, helpless people, the victims of a ghoulish plot...
Synopsis: Superman investigates the Fullerton Insurance Company, which is selling small valued policies to poor people, who end up dying under mysterious circumstances.
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In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-31 published October 1974
as Insurance Death Racket [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #2 published November 1998
as The Life Insurance Con [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as The Life Insurance Con [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Superman next appears in New York World's Fair #2 on sale 8/2/40.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Clark Kent]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
First Line: Greetings again, Members! You know we've been getting together...
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Pages: 1
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It's Superman Again!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes a repro of the cover to Superman (DC, 1939 series) #7.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Pep Morgan
First Line: During his summer vacation from college...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Seabiscuit, Walter Johnson, Bob Feller, and Tommy Armour

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Facts
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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): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth; Butterfinger
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Red Raiders!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]
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Pages: 4
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): New York World's Fair Comics; All-Star Comics
First Line: For swell vacation reading, don't miss these two!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes repros of the covers to New York World's Fair Comics (DC, 1939 series) #[2] and All Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #2.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batman
First Line: Get your copy today!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a repro of the cover to Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2.
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Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Book Review
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Above the Superman radio show ad.
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Superman Is on the Radio!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Sponsored by the makers of Force over the following stations:
Synopsis: The ad promotes 11 stations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island airing the Superman radio show, along with times and days, sponsored by Force cereal, and one in Arizona, sponsored by Martin Oil and Gas Co. Text at the bottom encourages readers to write their local stations and ask for the show, sponsored by Force cereal.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Below the Book Review feature. This ad is similar to the one that ran originally in Action Comics #27 but with fewer stations and reformatted text.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Three Aces
Character(s): Three Aces [Fog Fortune; Gunner Bill; Whistler Will]
First Line: The Three Aces are spending a little time...
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "Tex" Thomson
Character(s): Tex Thomson
First Line: On a streamliner speeding to Washington...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Puppet Murder Case

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: crime
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Clip Carson
Character(s): Clip Carson
First Line: Taking a two week's vacation from his job...
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Pages: 6
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The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Detective Comics, All-American Comics, More Fun Comics, and Flash Comics.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Stamp Page
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: All ads.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, occult
Character(s): Zatara
First Line: As Zatara is walking along the Brooklyn Bridge one day...
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Pages: 11
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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