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Issue: Action Comics #88
Publication Date: September 1945
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Issues: #88 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: 07/10/1945
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 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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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Hocus; Pocus
First Line: Abracadabra... Alacazam... Carpet, go faster!
Synopsis: Superman carries Hocus and Pocus by holding aloft what they think is a magic carpet.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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We Like to Think of It As a Medal

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The Adventure of the Stingy Men!

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Writer(s): ? [as Jerry Siegel]
Inker(s): ? [as Joe Shuster]
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Hocus [Doc]; Pocus [Flannelhead]; Henry Weston; Roger Nolan (villain); Hiram Slag; Ben Crabbe
First Line: No! No! You can't take my money from me!
Synopsis: Hocus and Pocus speak what they believe to be magic commands, but it is Superman who has to carry them to fruition.
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Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Wheaties
First Line: You're learning fast...
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The Clue of the Crazy Rhyme!

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Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Hayfoot Henry
Character(s): Hayfoot Henry
First Line: When Henry the cop's most precious possession...
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Feature(s): Kellogg's Pep
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The Mad Bull

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

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Genres: adventure, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Barter; Manuel
First Line: Famed for his exploits...
Synopsis: While in South America, Bill exposes a pair of treasure hunters who are murdering well-heeled visitors.
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Superman Is Waiting for You!

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First Line: Right in your own home on your radio!
Synopsis: The ad promotes the Superman radio show airing on the each weekday on the Mutual Network.
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Feature(s): Meet a Bit-o-Honey
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The Avengers

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Of Cops and Robbers!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Dan Morgan; Sport Hoagland (crook)
Synopsis: Greg buys Stuff a board game called "Cops and Robbers" for one dollar in a toy store. As they leave, Sport Hoagland enters wanting to buy a copy, as no other shop has them. On being told that their last copy had just been sold, Hoagland catches up to Stuff, yanks the game from under his arm, and thrusts ten dollars at him. It turns out that the game has images of real life robberies and tells where loot is hidden.
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Pranks and Parrots!

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
First Line: A pet shop can produce plenty of headaches...
Synopsis: Zatara sees a pet store being robbed. Turning himself invisible, he causes the animals to harass the crooks, including teaching a parrot some magic commands. It then escapes and Zatara has to get it back before it can cause any havoc.
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes
First Line: Volto's weird magnetic powers protect a merchantman...
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Superman's Secret Message

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Feature(s): Supermen of America
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Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
First Line: It's a little gift for the sergeant...
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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