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Issue: Action Comics #10
Publication Date: March 1939
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Issues: #10 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/25/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
Synopsis: Superman demolishes an enemy plane.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Action Comics #10 [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 #10 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Superman's "S" symbol is all yellow.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Nevertheless It's True
First Line: At the time of the discovery of America...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside front cover, in black & white.

Nine unrelated facts, with illustrations.
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Superman Goes to Prison

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor (editor of the Daily Star, unnamed); Walter Crane; Governor Bixby; Superintendent Wyman
First Line: Editor, the Daily Star?
Synopsis: Clark Kent interviews a former prisoner who was starved and abused by the Coreytown Chain Gang, so Superman decides to get the real scoop on these abuses...and put a stop to them.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #1 [First Printing] published February 1997
as Superman Goes to Prison [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published April 2006
as Superman Goes to Prison [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 published August 2013
as Superman Goes to Prison [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: 1st red "S" chest symbol; 1/16/39 newspaper strip begins; the splash panel was used, for the most part, for the cover to Superman #1 in 1939.
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The Lefty Laroway Gang, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime
Feature(s): Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter
Character(s): Scoop Scanlon; his editor; Lefty Laroway (villain)
First Line: Weeks pass...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Printed in red, black and white.
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The Intercity Basketball Tournament

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, sports
Feature(s): Pep Morgan
Character(s): Pep Morgan; Charley Allen; the coach
First Line: The Ardale Terriers led by Pep...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): This Doggone World
Character(s): Rex (a dog)
First Line: Sniff sniff! Sniff!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Now You Know
Character(s): Franklin D. Roosevelt
First Line: Airplane propellers act as brakes...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two unrelated fact panels.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Crowell Publishing Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Marco Polo; Rajah Dahg; his daughter Shela; Gura Kwas; Ishar
First Line: Delighted with Marco's daring and horsemanship...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Fighting Spirit

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, sports
Character(s): Tim Murphy; Jerry; Big Bill Carson; Tiger Powers
First Line: "Scram!" the larger boy bellowed at the smaller one, shoving him hard enough to...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text story with illustrations.
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Shanghaied

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Tex Thomson
Character(s): Tex Thomson; Bob Daley; Captain Devoe; Debby; Uncle Chester
First Line: Having escaped from Sung-Wei...
Synopsis: Tex and Bob are shanghaied.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Jon Hall

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Film Oddities
Character(s): Jon Hall; Adolphe Menjou
First Line: Yankee sea captains and Tahitian beauties were Jon's forebears!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Historic Highlights

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): World of Stamps
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Feature(s): "Chuck" Dawson
Character(s): Chuck Dawson; Slug; Butch; Trigger
First Line: Hot on the trail of the gunmen...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Printed in red, black and white.
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The Treasure of Ghenghis Khan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, occult, superhero
Feature(s): Zatara, the Master Magician
Character(s): Zatara; Tong; The Tigress (villain); a genii; Gurra; Kyama
First Line: Deep in the forests of inner Mongolia...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Old West

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: The rodeo began with the contests cowboys used to indulge in after the season's work was ended.
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Pages: 1
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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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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