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Issue: Action Comics #242
Publication Date: July 1958
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Issues: #242 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: 05/29/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (5 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
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The Super-Duel in Space!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: I dare you to capture me, Superman!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #134 published September 1958
as The Super-Duel in Space! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 published November 2004
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]detail
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 published November 2004
as The Super-Duel in Space! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #1 published November 2005
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]art altered; word balloons removed
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #1 published November 2005
as The Super-Duel in Space! [Action Comics #242 cover] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] published January 2013
as The Super-Duel in Space! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Are You a Litter-Bug?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous, opinion
First Line: What a ball field!
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Super-Duel in Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Professor Kimda; Koko
First Line: Won't anything defeat that super-alien?
Synopsis: While on an experimental rocket, Clark & Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink & bottle great cities of Earth & use them to repopulate his planet. Superman gets inside Brainiac’s ship when the villain takes Metropolis & there finds a bottle with a Kryptonian city (which in later issues will be named Kandor). He enters the bottle and with the help of a scientist restores the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for his trip home. Because there is not enough power to restore the Kryptonian city, Superman places it in his Fortress, as Brainiac rockets away.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #134 published September 1958
as The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Annual #2 published January 1960
as The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #217 published June 1969
as The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #15/1969 published November 1969
as Duell i rommet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Fifties #[nn] [unnamed variant] published November 2002
as The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 published November 2004
as The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #1 published November 2005
as The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Bottle City of Kandor #[nn] published December 2007
as The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman vs. Brainiac #[nn] published January 2008
as The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] published January 2013
as The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pete; Miss Muffin
First Line: It is not!" "It Is! I know!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #277 published June 1961
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: 3039
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Modern guys look for the speed-sweep look
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Pages: 1
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The Traffic Cop of 2058, A.D.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Brent Wood
First Line: At any Earth-corner, there's only two-way traffic!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I hear there's lots of moose around here!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #76 published April 1953
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Meet the Space Ranger

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: House ad for Showcase #15.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Panhandler: Mister, can you spare $2,500?
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Pages: 1
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Safari from Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Xov (villain)
First Line: Janu, drop your spear before it crushes you!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Pacific Manta

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, nature, non-fiction
Feature(s): Nature Wonderland
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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): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Do you want spending money?
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): John; George F. Jowett
First Line: Hi there, pal!
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
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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