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Issue: Action Comics #239
Publication Date: April 1958
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Issues: #239 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/27/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (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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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Superman's New Face!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: Superman, confess...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Draw Lincoln

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman's New Face

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dr. Norton
First Line: I know it'll be a terrible shock...
Synopsis: Superman is caught in an atomic explosion and afterwards must bandage his face, or wear a lead mask, to keep anyone from seeing what happened to him.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Annual #3 published January 1961
as Superman's New Face [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGiant Superman Album #22 published January 1971
as Superman's New Face [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Meet the Challengers of the Unknown

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Secret of the Happy Pig!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, opinion
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tricksy the World's Greatest Stunt Man
First Line: Have you got the paper with the advertisement written down?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: 3032
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The Puzzle of the Jungle Pyramid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; Professor Drake; Blll Adams; Simon Rader
First Line: Why are you forcing us to build this pyramid?
Synopsis: Bill and Janu are captured by international spy Judson Rader who is using slaves to build a pyramid in the jungle.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gag Bag
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: I hear you're the new coach for the girls baseball team!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #78 published August 1953
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hello, Bill. I've got the afternoon off...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #76 published April 1953
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Toys That Stopped Space Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood
First Line: Blast those Planeteers with our ray-guns!
Synopsis: Tommy and Brent pose as eccentric vintage toy collectors in order to capture a notorious gang of space pirates.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #25/1969 published December 1969
as Die verblüffenden Spielzeuge der Zukunft [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLegion of Super-Heroes #2 published March 1973
as The Toys That Stopped Space Crime [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAll Star Adventure Comic #85 published February 1974
as The Toys that Stopped Space Crime [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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