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Issue: Action Comics #291
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 06/28/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #35 and 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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The New Superman!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
FlagSuperman Supacomic #40 published December 1962
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Treasure Chest of Fun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Honor House Prod. Corp.
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
The New Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman Emergency Squad; "Dude" Dunn; Mrs. Van Kyle; Kryptonian Flame Dragon
Red Kryptonite causes Superman to no longer be vulnerable to Green Kryptonite, but he is now vulnerable to other everyday objects.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman Supacomic #40 published December 1962
as The New Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as The New Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
11.67
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Supermen of America
ZIWALTILY HKCLUABYL JVIPJZ...
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Neptune No. 7). Decoded message reads: "September Adventure Comics begins new series about the Legion of Super-Heroes."
Krypton, the World Where Superman Was Born, Lives Again!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
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0.5
house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #5, on sale June 14
British Empire Stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Advertisement for stamps from the British Empire.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (logo illustration)
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
letters submitted by Marty King; Robert Jones; Jim Hutcheson; Janice Sylvia; Douglas Musick; Mary Feldstein
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Convoy Terror
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Miscellaneous
1
Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
Alvin learns that it's hard to get a good job unless you finish school, and decides against dropping out.
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Miscellaneous
1
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated February 1963.
The Bride of Mr. Mxyzptlk!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El; Alura
Mr. Mxyzptlk decides to pester Supergirl while Superman is away from Earth, so he first changes many people into Bizarros and then restores Supergirl's Kryptonian parents to life, before deciding that Supergirl should marry him.
Reprinting
FlagAction Comics #373 published March 1969
as The Bride of Mr. Mxyzptlk! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Supergirl #2 published February 2008
as The Bride of Mr. Mxyzptlk! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
11.67
Coming... Super-Attractions!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Promotions for Superman, Lois Lane, and Adventure Comics.
Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
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Miscellaneous
0.5
house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3
See the Many Exciting Roles of Lois Lane...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
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Miscellaneous
0.5
house ad for Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
teen
Varsity Vic
Vic, will you deliver this costume...
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
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?
?
Subject Matter
Palisades Amusement Park
Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Advertisement and free ride tickets for Palisades Amusement Park.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Chet Atkins Method
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Frontier Cabin
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
typeset
Subject Matter
Revolutionary War Soldiers
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Junior Sales Club of America
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Norton Products
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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