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Issue: Action Comics #6
Publication Date: November 1938
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Issues: #6 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/26/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing. Detective Comics, Inc. is listed in the filing as the publisher.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Action Comics #6 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]1/4 page
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Action Comics #6 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Wing Brady

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wing Brady; More Fun Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman's Phony Manager

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen (introduction, as an office boy); Nick Williams (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; George Taylor (unnamed)
Synopsis: Clark Kent is introduced to a fighter manager who claims to be Superman's personal manager. But when Lois discovers the existence of a phony Superman, who is tied to that manager, the real Superman must act quickly to save Lois' life.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #3 published January 1940
as Superman's Phony Manager [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as Superman's Phony Manager [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Superman's Phony Manager [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
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Muscle-Training

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as Muscle-Training [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Muscle-Training [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: All credits by Craig Delich.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Character(s): "Chuck" Dawson; Butch (villain); Trigger (villain)
First Line: Just as Steve is about to tell Chuck...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Printed in black and white.
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Hunting Trip

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Pep Morgan; Joe Hunt; Donald Rand; Coyote Pete; Mr. Rand
First Line: Pep speeds westward in a streamlined train for his annual hunting trip through the...
Synopsis: Pep travels to the Rocky Mountains for his annual hunting trip.
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Pages: 4
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Pilferin' Pete

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Pilferin' Pete
First Line: So you're back!
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Marco Polo
First Line: Marco Polo with the rest of his party...
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Pages: 4
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Singapore Singeing

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (3 spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (3 spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ted Dawson; Captain Brett
First Line: The heat rested over Singapore like a damp, heavy blanket.
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Pages: 2
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Double Trouble [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Tex Thomson; Captain Diablo
First Line: Still in Europe, we find Tex Thompson...
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Pages: 10
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Chuckles
Character(s): Four unrelated gag panels, plus a four panel strip.
First Line: Oh - Eh - Chief, never mind the wagon...
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Pages: 1
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Henry Armstrong, Jack Torrance

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, sports
Character(s): Henry Armstrong; Jack Torrance; Jack Coolidge
First Line: Statistics on the Ross-Armstrong fight show that Henry landed an average of 80 punches a round!
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Pages: 0.83
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Electric Car Loading

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.17
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Gentleman Jack, the Bank Robber, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime
Character(s): Scoop Scanlon; Gentleman Jack (villain); Rusty; Amos
First Line: There have been a series of daring bank robberies...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Printed in black and white.
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The Emerald of Cheops

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult
Character(s): Zatara; Tong; Tigress; Achmed; Abdul
First Line: While Zatara and Tong have been vacationing in Egypt and adventuring on the isle of Philae, an ocean steamer has...
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Pages: 12
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Mister Fumble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Halp
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Here are the winners of the Cartoon Contest...
Synopsis: List of the Cartoon Contest winners from the August issue of Action Comics (#3).
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.25
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Remington Rand
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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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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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