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Issue: Action Comics #98
Publication Date: July 1946
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Issues: #98 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: 05/13/1946
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (7 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
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: Looks like pretty dangerous work!
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Editorial Advisory Board

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I Is for Ibex

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Starring Susie!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Susie Tompkins; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Welland
Synopsis: Lois' niece Susie is given to telling tall tales, but sometimes, as after this adventure with Superman and a stolen diamond, her stories are near the truth.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): "Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop
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A Very Close Shave!

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Genres: humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Hayfoot Henry
Character(s): Hayfoot Henry
First Line: Was it a crime or was it quite just...
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Joe Fell Apart in the Stretch Until...

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Feature(s): "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Fish Catches Man!

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult, superhero
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Captain Sparr; Alec Burley
First Line: When a man lands a fish...
Synopsis: While deep sea fishing, Zatara hears a nearby explosion. It transpires that Alec Burley uses bombs and guns to make a catch. Using his magic Zatara goes underwater and persuades the fish to capture Burley, weigh him, and mount him on a plaque. Completely unnerved by the experience Burley vows to give up fishing for life.
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The Perilous Pearls!

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Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Jim Kirk; Judith Kirk; John Cameron; Rufe Murdock
First Line: Exquisite, perfectly matched pearls...
Synopsis: Bill foils a would-be kidnapper and pearl thief.
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Superman's Secret Message

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Feature(s): Supermen of America
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Daffy & Doodle
First Line: Here, Daffy -- I brought you some medicine for your cold!
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Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
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Knife Party

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Genres: western
Character(s): Sheriff Joe Blades
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Treasure of the Ancients!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Stuff. the Chinatown Kid; Scar Bronson; Blackie; Feathers
First Line: If Stuff is indignant...
Synopsis: Scar Bronson and his gang are off to Pier 13 for a heist. Overhearing their plans, Stuff leaves a phone message for The Vigilante, then follows them and is shot. The Vigilante arrives and takes him to the hospital, then goes to the home of a famous Egyptologist, where he captured the gang.
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Feature(s): Popsicle
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How Thom McAn Fought the Falling Bridge

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Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Feature(s): Dave Minor
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Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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