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Issue: Action Comics #91
Publication Date: December 1945
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Issues: #91 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/15/1945
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of October 17 in ad in Flash Comics #68.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
Synopsis: Superman bends the barrel of a large cannon so that the shell fires backwards at some criminals.
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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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C Is for Cat

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Pages: 0.67
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The Ghost Drum!

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Writer(s): ? [as Jerry Siegel] (credited)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; "Davey Jones" (villain)
Synopsis: Ships have been disappearing while traveling up to the Great Lakes. Superman discovers that a crook using the alias "Davey Jones" has been sinking them intending to salvage the cargo, but soon puts an end to that scheme.
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Pages: 12
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Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
First Line: Hey, I said send up some quinine...
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The Sunshine Swindle!

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Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Hayfoot Henry
Character(s): Hayfoot Henry
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Pages: 5
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Feature(s): Wheaties
First Line: That's the kind of cramming I like to see!
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Scuffy, the Tramp
First Line: Missed again!
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Feature(s): History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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The Underground School!

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Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Congo Bill
Character(s): Congo Bill; Chang; Ling
Synopsis: A Chinese traitor discovers tungsten that he plans to sell to the Japanese. His treachery is exposed by Bill.
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Pages: 5.67
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Superman's Secret Message

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Supermen of America
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Pages: 0.33
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Freedom's Light

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Mac, Fred and Joe (three sailors)
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The Fiddler's Jam Session!

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Vigilante
Character(s): The Vigilante; Stuff; The Fiddler (villain); Al Terry
Synopsis: Vigilante's old nemesis The Fiddler hits upon a plan to rob concert proceeds. He debases his talent by performing 'hick' routines with his fiddle, until one night, while performing on stage, he hears one of the band saying that the proceeds of that night's performance has reached $10,000. He signals his men, planted in the audience, but just at that time Greg Saunders and Stuff come in backstage to see one of the headline acts. Changing into the Vigliante costume, he and Stuff eventually foil The Fiddler's plans yet again.
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Bronko Nagurski

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Feature(s): Wheaties
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One Man Show!

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Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zatara
Character(s): Zatara; Brenner; Denton
Synopsis: The old Palace Theater is now flanked by skyscrapers. Denton intends to reopen it with a show headlined by Zatara. On opening night Denton and the entire troop of performers have been kidnapped, so Zatara conjures up the missing acts from depictions on the wall posters.
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes
First Line: His marvelous magnetic powers save the town...
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Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Surging Energy

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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