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Issue: Action Comics #85
Publication Date: June 1945
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Issues: #85 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/16/1945
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: ...Massage is so stimulating for the scalp!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Action Comics Archives #5 published May 2007
as Action Comics #85 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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People Like to Laugh!

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Feature(s): Buzzy; All Funny Comics; Real Screen Funnies
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Pages: 0.67
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The Puzzle in Jade!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Toyman
First Line: Toy ships carry out incredible piratical ventures on the high seas...
Synopsis: When reports of toy ships attacking freighters come across the desk of reporter Clark Kent, he suspects that it's all a plot of recent prison escapee, the Toyman.
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Pages: 12
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Duel with a Man-Eating Shark!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
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Old Wyoming!

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Genres: adventure, superhero, western
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Mr. Oakes (show manager)
First Line: The spirit of the Old West comes to town...
Synopsis: Greg is headlining a new musical show called "Old Wyoming". On opening night he receives rapturous applause, but hears gunshot. In his Vigilante guise he sees crooks robbing the box office, but the crowd coming out at intermission blocks his pathway to the crooks. Shortly after he sets a trap, but this time makes sure the exit doors are locked. Vigilante is knocked but but as the robbers are about to shoot him the stage revolves and reveals them to the audience, at which they are captured.
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Feature(s): Wheaties
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The Hungry Hare!

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Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Hayfoot Henry
Character(s): Hayfoot Henry
First Line: In this tale of an appetite fearful...
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Secrets for Sale

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Genres: adventure
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Secret of the Rug of Tezan!

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Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Ali Hassan; Prince Kalo; Lashi
First Line: The moving hand has written...
Synopsis: Bill helps discover the identity of the rightful king of Kurdistan.
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Superman's Secret Message

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Feature(s): Supermen of America
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Feature(s): Kellogg's Pep
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The Magician's Apprentice!

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Genres: adventure, occult
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Bob Danton; Dapper Dan (crook)
First Line: What would you do if you suddenly inherited Zatara's powers?
Synopsis: When Bob Dawson is scorned by his peers for believing in magic, Zatara temporarily bestows upon him some of his powers. Crooks spot the goings-on and abduct Bob, forcing him at gunpoint to rob a jewelry store for them. Zatara is told of this but the gang get the better of him, and it takes twin magics to get out of the predicament.
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Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Feature(s): Bonnie Gaye Fashions
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Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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