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Issue: Action Comics #124
Publication Date: September 1948
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Issues: #124 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/12/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (8 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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman ]Clark Kent]
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Pages: 1
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We'll Dream on These Snaps...Come December!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak Verichrome Film
Synopsis: Ad for Kodak camera film.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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A Superman of Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
First Line: They're getting away with a million dollars' worth of jewels...
Synopsis: Superman is caught in an atomic explosion and becomes radioactive. Since he is unable to get near anyone, criminals take advantage and commit brazen crimes believing that Superman is helpless to stop them. He solves the problem by encasing his whole body in a lead suit.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Ewell Blackwell Champion Pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): Ewell Blackwell
Synopsis: Highlights of Ewell Blackwell's pitching career coupled with a Wheaties ad.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Brother
Character(s): Little Brother
First Line: Garsh! Gee, that's a dandy dog you found, brother!
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In Issue: FlagThe Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #19 published January 1955
In Issue: FlagThe Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #21 published May 1955
In Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #31 published October 1957
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagColossal Comic #35 published November 1965
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Hot Car Mob

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Federal Agent
Character(s): Steve Carter, G-Man (introduction); Bud (Steve's pal, introduction)
First Line: To every corner of the nation spread the tentacles...
Synopsis: Steve Carter and Bud expose a stolen car racket.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Introduction and first appearance of this strip.
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New Fun! Send for This Story-Toy Book

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kellogg's Rice Krispies
Synopsis: Ad for a book available for 15 cents plus one Rice Krispies box top.
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Pages: 1
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Mimic's Magic!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]
First Line: Wait till you see what happens...
Synopsis: Out for a peaceful walk, Zatara encounters giant coffee pots, dinosaurs and other animals. One eventually tells him that the problems are caused by a magic parrot which lives in the apartment next to him.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: With its preponderance of giant objects it is possible that this story was written by Bill Finger.
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Everything You Want in a Magazine!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Synopsis: Ad for Gang Busters #5 and Mr. District Attorney #5.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Bebe; her mother; Mrs. Taylor
First Line: Hmm - apple pie - my fav'rit!
Synopsis: Thinking her mother has made apple pies and wanting a slice, Bebe offers to run errands and even cleans her room, only to discover that it is their next door neighbor who is baking.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Bob Hope #36 published December 1955
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Homer
First Line: Bath House
Synopsis: Homer sits under an umbrella on the beach in the pouring rain since, as he tells a police officer, it gets too crowded on sunny days.
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: A list of the members of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty titles are listed.
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Pages: 0.5
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Case of the Crooked Rock!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Horace Bentley
First Line: One need not go to the far corners of the earth to find danger and adventure!
Synopsis: Bill stops the smuggling of illegally obtained artifacts from Mexico.
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Pages: 5.67
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Superman's Secret Message

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
Synopsis: Ad the Supermen of America Club with a message to be decoded using Code Uranus No. 6.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Decoded message reads: Life is never too busy nor time too short for courtesy and consideration toward others.
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Fire

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: An article on the properties and uses of fire.
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Pages: 2
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The Lonesome Kangaroo!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Vigilante
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Ed; Mooglie Ned (villain); Ropus (villain)
First Line: The Wild West of Australia is the dreary "outback"...
Synopsis: An unlikely kangaroo named Katie carries in her pouch a fabulously valuable diamond, and the hombres after it have already killed her master.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told #[nn] published March 1990
as The Lonesome Kangaroo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The One and Only Superman...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
Synopsis: Ad for the Superman serial from Columbia Pictures.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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New Target Range for Daisy BB Rifle Shooters!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Synopsis: Ad for different models of Daisy BB Guns and announement of the availability of Daisy Handbook #2.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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