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Issue: Action Comics #7
Publication Date: December 1938
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Issues: #7 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/25/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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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): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
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In Issue: FlagAction! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Comics [ashcan] #[nn] published January 1939
as Appearing in This Issue and Every Issue [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Superman in the 1930s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Action Comics #7 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Back Cover [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]back cover; 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 #7 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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You're Missing Somethin'

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Comics; Adventure Comics; More Fun Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman Joins the Circus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Curly; George Taylor (editor, unnamed); Jordan; Derek Niles (villain); Trigger
First Line: Friend of the helpless and oppressed is Superman...
Synopsis: The Jordan Circus is having a rough go of it and the promissory notes are coming due, so Superman decides to join the circus to help it pay off those notes and get it back into the black.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Superman Joins the Circus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as Superman Joins the Circus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Superman Joins the Circus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Wears yellow boots, "S" symbol is all yellow
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Feature(s): "Chuck" Dawson
Character(s): Chuck Dawson; Virginia; Zebe
First Line: Chuck learns that the 4-G-Gunmen...
Synopsis: Chuck learns that the 4-G-Gunmen are planning to attack a small ranch, and he is determined to warn them.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The strip is in black, white and red.
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The County Football Championship

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, sports
Character(s): Pep Morgan; his coach
First Line: With Pep Morgan at quarterback...
Synopsis: Pep is kidnapped in order for his team to play without him, and so win big money for a crooked gambler. He overpowers his captors, appears on the field with only a minute to go, scores the final touchdown and kick, and gives his team a 14-10 victory.
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Pages: 4
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport-Data
Character(s): Babe Ruth; Red Grange
First Line: He must be crazy throwin' the ball away...
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Coyote Canyon Bill
Character(s): Bill
First Line: Hey Zeke! Zeke! Someone's tearing down your house - Zeke!
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Ad for Siegel and Shuster School of Humor on page.
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How to Be Funny

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Siegel-Shuster School of Humor
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Pages: 0.1
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Buddha Money Mystery

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Reliable Sales Co.
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Pages: 0.07
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Electric Unloading

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lionel Trains
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Pages: 0.16
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Marco Polo; his father; The Chief
First Line: Marco Polo rescues a beautiful girl...
Synopsis: Marco rescues a girl from bandits who are opposed to her father. He disguises himself as one of them and tides to the girl's castle for reinforcements.
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Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): The Diddle Family
Character(s): The Diddle Family [Jimmy; Grandpa; Sis]; George
First Line: All right - I'll be ready at eight-thirty!
Synopsis: Sis arranges a date after promising to take Jimmy and Grandpa for a ride. While Jimmy stalls, Grandpa paints the rear window of George's roadster black. He and Jimmy then get into the trunk for their promised trip.
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Pages: 2
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Jungle Episode

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Dick; Ted; a group of Kantu tribesmen
First Line: Early that morning Dick and Ted left the small outpost, in the deep Congo jungle, for the...
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Pages: 1.56
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.11
Disclose Notes: Two small ads on the first page of the text story.
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Bob Showed Them How Spies Work!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chemcraft
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Pages: 0.33
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Double Trouble [Part 2]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Tex Thomson; Captain Diablo; Bob Daley
First Line: While flying over the Trysolian Mountains...
Synopsis: Tex's plane is forced down by that of Captain Diablo, who is an exact double for Tex. Escaping in Diablo's plane, Tex flies to Governmental Headquarters, but is arrested as Diablo. In order to capture Diablo and dispel any suspicion on himself (fingerprints don't lie), Tex joins the government forces.
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Pages: 10
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The Walking Pawnshop

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Now You Know
Character(s): Albert Orwin; Robert Collins Hoffman
First Line: Dogs usually develop a mania for indigestible objects.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated fact panels.
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Colony Honored by Finns

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): World of Stamps
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Pages: 1
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The Five Point Bank Holdup

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Scoop Scanlon; Rusty
First Line: Boy! Look at this guy come!
Synopsis: A speeding car passes Scoop and Rusty, and a short way along the road they find a dead man riddled with bullets.
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Pages: 6
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The Zulu Diamond Mine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult, superhero
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Tong; The Tigress (villain); Harold Foames (villain); Bill Coxe; Father Dingaan the Mighty
First Line: We are fast approaching British South Africa where the most famous diamond mines are...
Synopsis: Zatara and Tong are in South Africa, and magically assist the police in unravelling a case of diamond smuggling, discovering that his old arch enemy The Tigress is behind the scheme.
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Pages: 12
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, western
Feature(s): WesThrills!
Character(s): Buffalo Bill; John Slaughter; Wild Bill Hickok
First Line: Young 'Buffalo Bill', who joined the Pony Express when he was only 14 years of age, made a record run...
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Some facts about western heroes.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: The following are the winners...
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Pages: 0.33
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Be a Movie King

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

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