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Issue: Superman #7
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Superman Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/06/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of September 10 in house ad in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #29.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Cover, Front
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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typeset
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superhero
Reprinting
FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Superman in the 1940s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Superman #7 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Back Cover [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]back cover; 1/4 page
FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Superman #7 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inside front cover.
World's Greatest Adventure Character

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Superman, World's Greatest Adventure Character [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Frontispiece.
Metropolis's Most Savage Racketeers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Sgt. Casey; Police Chief Watson; George Lash; Nick Norton (villain, introduction); Mike Moran (villain, introduction); Billings (villain, introduction)
A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it, all so that the prosecutor wouldn't be in a position to prosecute the felon and his mobster friends.
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Metropolis's Most Savage Racketeers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Metropolis's Most Savage Racketeers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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superhero
Greetings again, members! This time I want to talk to you about hitting the line hard...
Superman discusses the idea of "Hitting the Line Hard!" A code message in the Code Mercury No. 1 is given, and a coupon is provided for readers wanting to join the Supermen of America.
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as [untitled] [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Loudest Noise on Earth!

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Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Chalchas the Greek
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
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Facts presented include the musk odor of deer; chewing gum use among stone-age people; the loudest sound on Earth when the volcano, Krakatoa, exploded; and the fact that Chalchas laughed himself to death.
Superman Is on the Radio!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Sponsored by the makers of Force over the following stations:
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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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Superman is on the Radio! [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Choose Yours Now!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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superhero
An illustrated ad from the American Specialty Company.
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Fine Prizes, Choose Yours Now! [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Below the Superman radio show ad.
Rinaldo's Revenge

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Rinaldo; Domenick (death); Pietro (villain, death)
Rinaldo, a Gypsy Prince, had heard stories that his adoptive parent had stashed a fortune in gold away in the gypsy caravan, but he had always denied it. However, one night Rinaldo found his adoptive father dead, with a note in his hand stating that the young man should safely store away a fortune in gems that were his, unknowing that the gypsy chief's son was the murderer.
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Rinaldo's Revenge [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Page 2 of the story has several advertisements, including one for Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars.
Superman Plus

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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various
various
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Subject Matter
adventure, superhero
Action Comics
Clip Carson; The Three Aces
Illustrated house ad promoting the features offered each month in the pages of Action Comics.
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Superman Plus [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Exploding Citizens

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Commissioner Jim Stanley (villain, introduction); Kotzoff (villain, introduction)
The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them, upon contact, to disintergrate!
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as The Exploding Citizens [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as The Exploding Citizens [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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13
Listen to the Superman Radio Program

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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
The Yellow Mask (radio villain)
The most thrilling story ever heard on the Superman adventure serial comes to the air over your local station beginning October 7th when the Yellow Mask returns!
The ad promotes the beginning of the 15-part Superman radio serial storyline that featured the return of the villainous Yellow Mask. The storyline ran October 7 to November 8, 1940. It also lists seven stations in the United States and one in the Philippine Islands (misspelled as "Phillipine") airing the Superman radio show.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
Take that, you mutt
Shorty gets knocked out by another dog and begins dreaming, first of birds flying about, next of a package of dog biscuits and lastly of a girl dog (before he wakes up). He looks up the other dog and asks him to hit him again!
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Hey, Fellers! Get a Genuine Superman Sweat Shirt

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An ad for Superman clothing, such as shirts and shorts.
Superman's Cleanup Campaign

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Bert Runyan (introduction); Red Tyler (villain, introduction); Public Prosecutor Ralph Dale (villain, introduction); Nat Burly (villain, introduction); Captain McDay (villain, introduction)
Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan.
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Superman's Cleanup Campaign [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Superman's Cleanup Campaign [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
13
[untitled]

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typeset
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Wilson Chem Co. [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Ads for White Cloverine brand salve, and showing prizes like guitars, air rifles, watches, movie projectors, bicycles and more that are available in exchange for sales made.
Here It Is - Better Than Ever!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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various
various
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Subject Matter
superhero
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Here it is--Better than ever! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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1
Two ads promoting the release of All-Star Quarterly #2, Superman #7, Detective #44, Action #29 and Batman #2, all with covers.
The Black Gang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
Sgt. Casey; Kennedy (editor of the Daily Pictorial); Jane Day (villain); Peter Peeker (villain); Frank Jordan (villain); unnamed other members of the Black Gang (villains, introduction)
Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark Kent and Lois Lane, who disguise themselves as wealthy patrons themselves to smoke out members of the gang.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as The Black Gang [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as The Black Gang [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
It's fun! It's a frolic! ...And good eating, too!
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Advertisement by the Curtiss Candy Company for its Treasure Hunt Contest #2, offering $100 in cash prizes to the winners after the contest closes on October 8, 1940. Full details and rules for the contest are provided along with an entry coupon.
Announcing the New Superman Krypto-Raygun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Daisy Manufacturing Company
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FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Announcing the New Superman Krypto Raygun [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]inside back cover; 1/4 page
FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Announcing the New Superman Krypto-Raygun [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]inside back cover; 1/4 page
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
Be a Cowboy!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Daisy Air Rifles
Red Ryder; Little Beaver
Reprinting
FlagSuperman Archives #2 published November 1990
as Be a Cowboy! [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]back cover; 1/4 page
 
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Back cover.

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