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Issue: Action Comics #381
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 08/28/1969
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Printed in the U.S.A. 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
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Cover, Front
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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Assets1
 
 
The Dictator of Earth!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
FlagSuperman Supacomic #132 published August 1970
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
W-350
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Here's a whole treasure chest of fun
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Nineteen small ads for novelties from Honor House Prod. Corp.
The Dictator of Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]; Superman Revenge Squad [Dorx; Krit]; Lois Lane (cameo); Perry White (cameo)
Superman decides not to expose himself to Gold Kryptonite and instead agrees to stand trial at the United Nations for his apparent misdeeds. Eventually he is able to prove his innocence and expose the guilty aliens.
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FlagSupermann #2/1970 published January 1970
as Supermanns bekjennelser [Story on Interior Page(s)]2 pages removed
FlagSuperman Supacomic #132 published August 1970
as The Dictator of Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman Extra #4 published January 1981
as "Nein! Meine Kräfte gehören mir! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9.17
W-351
Page 6 is a 2/3-page and page 10 is a 1/2-page. Story continues from the previous issue.
The Jug

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Ad for P-47 airplane model from Revell
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Boy; girl
New Toot Sweet turns yummy Tootsie Rolls into whistles.
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1
The Brand Rustlers

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
western
Lee Rider
Lee Rider; Uncle Frank; sheriff; rustlers
Lee Rider figures out how the rustlers are altering the brands on his uncle's cattle.
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad, in comic-story form, for Lee Riders jeans.
How Can an Artist Become the World's Greatest Super Heroes?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Joe Kubert; Viking Prince; Superman; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; "Cave" Carson; Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Zatara; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Sgt. Rock; Batman; Sargon the Sorcerer; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Flash [Barry Allen]
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0.5
house ad for DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #5, on sale August 14
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (logo illustration)
typeset
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1
W-510
letters from: Joseph Vasil, Jack Willis, Alan Downs, David Pauley, Eve T. Spotter, James Hagler, Leonard Philip Zinna, Rand Lee
The Hapless Hero!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes [Shrinking Violet; Matter-Eater Lad; Karate Kid; Phantom Girl; Chemical King; Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Ultra Boy; Princess Projectra]; Duplicate Boy; Rall (father of Matter-Eater Lad); Mitz (mother of Matter-Eater Lad)
While other Legionnaires spend time with their families, Matter-Eater Lad has an argument with his father. He ends up back at Legion headquarters where Shrinking Violet complains about her boyfirend troubles. They go out on a date which is interrupted by the arrival of Duplicate Boy. But instead of fighting, Matter-Eater Lad teaches Duplicate Boy how to treat a lady.
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FlagSuperman Supacomic #136 published December 1970
as The Hapless Hero [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #9 published January 1999
as The Hapless Hero! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
11.7
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
various
various
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
Muttley; Dastardly; Klunk; Zilly; Yankee Doodle Pigeon; Penelope Pitstop; the Hooded Claw; the Any Hill Mob; Scooby-Doo; Archie; Jughead; Sabrina the teen-Age With; the Monkees
Fun! Fun! And more fun!
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2
Ad for CBS Saturday morning television cartoons (1969 season)
[untitled]

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typeset
Subject Matter
Grow amazing live sea-monkeys!
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Ad, with order coupon, from Sales Unlimited.
Presenting Four of the Greatest Superman-Batman Mystery Epics of All Time... In One Giant Issue!

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Subject Matter
Superman; Batman; Robin; Clark Kent; Bruce Wayne; negative Superman
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0.5
Promo for World's Finest Comics 188.
[untitled]

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Credits
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Subject Matter
Boy; girl
Exciting ant farm!
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad, with order coupon, from Ant Farm
[untitled]

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Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
New 'Matchbox' Models of the Month
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Ad for "Matchbox" toy cars from Fred Bonner Corporation
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, superhero
Super-Turtle
A call for Super-Turtle!
Super-Turtle has trouble changing into his costume in the dark.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
A Startling Beginning, A Shocking Ending!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
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Miscellaneous
0.5
house ad for Detective Comics (DC, 1938 series) #392, on sale August 28
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
Batter; catcher
Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad, with response coupons, from Strat-O-Matic Game Co., Inc.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
British soldiers; Continental Army soldiers (Americans)
204 pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
Boy; girl
Win $1,000 college scholarship
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad, with response coupon, for Junior Sales Club of America
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
Frankenstein's monster; the Wolf Man; the Phantom of the Opera; the Mummy; Dracula; the Forgotten Prisoner of Castlemare
The monsters are back, and they glow in the dark!
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad for model kits from Aurora

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