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Issue: Action Comics #97
Publication Date: June 1946
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Issues: #97 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: 04/15/1946
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (7 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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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hocus; Pocus; Superman
First Line: Amazing!
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Editorial Advisory Board

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H Is for Hippopotamus

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The Magician's Convention!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Hocus [Doc]; Pocus [Flannel-Head]; Conrad the Conjuror; Gregor the Great
First Line: They're back again - Doc and Flannel-Head
Synopsis: Perry White assigns Clark to cover the Magician's Convention. He wonders whether Hocus and Pocus, magicians-by-accident and detectives, will attend. They do, and the usual havoc occurs.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #272 published February 1974
as The Magicians' Convention! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #7/1974 published July 1974
as Magiker-kongressen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): "Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop
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Pages: 1
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Mel Ott

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Feature(s): Wheaties
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The Rhyme That Wasn't There!

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Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Hayfoot Henry
Character(s): Hayfoot Henry
First Line: They said it was impossible...
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5-Inning Flash Finds Himself

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Genres: sports
Feature(s): "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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The Animal Master!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Fanger (villain)
First Line: Human beings can be sinister enough...
Synopsis: Fanger hypnotizes Stuff into believing he is a monkey, and gets him to steal money from Greg Saunders' safe. After Stuff jumps out of the window and into the car belonging to the crooks, Greg changes into his costume and gives pursuit.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Scuffy the Tramp
First Line: Beg your pardon, ma'm, would you give me a quarter...
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Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
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Crime's Partners

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Genres: crime
Character(s): Big Nick; Tommy Gerard; Charley the Gyp; Evan Roberts
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The Reindeer Racketeers!

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Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Eskimos (First Nations tribe); Yukon Pete
First Line: Far from his favorite jungle haunts....
Synopsis: Bill captures a gang of reindeer rustlers.
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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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Magic Sports!

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult, superhero
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Weak Willie
First Line: No matter how big you are now...
Synopsis: Zatara sees a boy being picked upon for his slight build, and takes him under his wing. In invisible form Zatara show Willie how to use his natural talents to shine at baseball, football and swimming. The other boys end up respecting and looking up to him.
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Drama Above the Streets!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
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How Thom McAn Saved the Doomed Balloon!

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Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
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Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
First Line: I'm afraid he isn't quite reconverted yet!
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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