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Issue: Action Comics #126
Publication Date: November 1948
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Issues: #126 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: 09/13/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 25 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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Superman on Television

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #126 published December 1948
as Superman on Television [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: More like Paris inks. Compare with his work over Dick Sprang on Batman.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Kodak
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman on Television!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; John Sterling; Danko (crook); Hans van Spaaken; Lois Lane; Perry White; Governor Wilcox; The Chameleon (villain)
First Line: Can you imagine the Man of Steel performing his heroic feats on television screens across the country?
Synopsis: The Chameleon frames John Sterling for theft and murder, who is sentenced to the electric chair. Superman proves his innocence by performing super feats on television screens, and brings the master criminal to justice.
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Pages: 12
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Bob Feller

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Feature(s): Wheaties
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Saving the Secret Supersonic Plane

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
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Terror atop Mt. Machin!

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Genres: adventure, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Blue Edwards; Batsyak
First Line: The towering heights of fabulous Mt. Machin...
Synopsis: On behalf of her insurers, Bill climbs a mountain with a beautiful but strong-minded woman.
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Disclose Notes: Bill starts a new job as a troubleshooter for World-Wide Insurance Company.
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Feature(s): Kellogg's Corn Flakes
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
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Reggie Strikes It Rich!

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Genres: drama, fantasy, occult
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; Reginald Vander Coot; Hector; Miss Simmons
First Line: Money can do wonders...
Synopsis: Zatara teaches lessons in humility to a spoilt rich brat who has been sent to public school.
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Pages: 7
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Feature(s): American Flyer
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Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 4 of the previous story sequence.
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Avalanche!

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Feature(s): Ray-o-Vac
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Ozzie
Character(s): Ozzie; Ozzie's father
First Line: Can I borrow one of your ties, Dad?
Synopsis: Ozzie borrows one of his father's ties to make a tail for his kite.
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Captain Tootsie and "The Babe Ruth Story"

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): William Bendix [as Babe Ruth]
First Line: Hootin' zoots, Captain Tootsie, are we really gonna see a movie being made here?
Synopsis: Captain Tootsie and the kids go to watch William Bendix film a scene for the movie "The Babe Ruth Story." The movie scene recreates the famous "Called Home Run" from the 1932 World Series.
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Disclose Notes: Photo of William Bendix in last panel.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Feature(s): Bendix Coaster Brake
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North Pole Trail-Blazer

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Trodwell, the Tramp
Character(s): Trodwell
First Line: Good afternoon, lady...
Synopsis: Trodwell tries to bum a piece of pie to celebrate his birthday.
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Most Exciting Boot You Ever Saw!

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Feature(s): Hood Rocket Boot
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Jimmie Saves the Limited

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Genres: drama
Feature(s): Ingersoll Mickey Mouse Watch
Character(s): Jimmie; Judy
Synopsis: Jimmie saves the Limited from crossing a burning bridge by running towards it waving his shirt on a stick.
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The Secret of the Desert Bandit!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Vigilante
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Snuff; The Desert Bandit (villain)
First Line: Out of the vast, unconquerable desert...
Synopsis: The Vigilante and Snuff pursue the Desert Bandit into his habitat on a camel, and destroy the water barrel dropped by plane, which causes the bandit to surrender rather than die of thirst.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Inks previously credited to Joe Kubert, but not signing his work is a tell-tale sign that inks were by another party.
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In Keds It's a Breeze!

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Feature(s): U. S. Keds
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Mom gave me two dollars to give to the dentist...
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Pages: 0.67
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Superman's Secret Message

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Feature(s): Supermen of America
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Feature(s): All-American Western
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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