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Issue: Action Comics #132
Publication Date: May 1949
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Issues: #132 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: 03/14/1949
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
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Feature(s): Kodak
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The Secret of the Kents!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Arthur Kent; Carol Kent; 'Digger' Kent; Louis Pasteur Kent; Titus Kent; Hiram Kent; Silas Kent [Clark's future foster father]; P.T. Barnum; Joshua Kent; Ely Kent; General George Washington
First Line: The Kents are marked for death - and Clark Kent is among them!
Synopsis: People named Kent are being killed or shot at during the present day. Superman travels into the past of 1878, 1824 and 1779 to meet descendants of his foster father, Silas Kent, and try to uncover answers to an apparent blood feud between the Kent and Dorgan families. The answer lies in 1779, when Ely Kent is given a promisory note by General George Washington, for $2,000 at compound interest. Superman exposes the would-be assassin, and Clark, as the most legitimate heir, returns the note to the US Government.
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Bamboozling the Bank Robbers

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Feature(s): Listerine Tooth Paste
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The Junior Planeteer!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Planeteers; Col. Tommy Tomorrow; Tim Tomorrow (intro)
First Line: The life of a Planeteer of 1989...
Synopsis: The year is 1989. On every return from his interplanetary adventures, Col. Tommy Tomorrow brings back a souvenir for his kid brother, Tim. Tim has recently learned his 22nd interplanetary language. After using his language skills to help solve a space mystery, Tim is commissioned as the first-ever Junior Planeteer.
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Feature(s): Kellogg's Pep
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The Land Where East Is West!

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Genres: adventure, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Hank Roberts; Bad News Hale; Fred; Mark Owens [Greg Bordon]; Mata
First Line: When a dead man walks...
Synopsis: Bill exposes a gang using disguises to defraud his employer, World Wide Insurance.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Oh boy, I should make a lot of money today!
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Superman's Secret Message

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Feature(s): Supermen of America
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A Fish Story

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Genres: non-fiction
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The Thug Theatre!

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Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult
Character(s): Zatara [Giovanni "John" Zatara]; members of the Ratface Morgan Gang
First Line: When callous criminals make the streets unsafe...
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Feature(s): Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia
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The Incredible Talents of Bronco Lou Hastings!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Vigilante
Character(s): The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff; Bronco Lou Hastings; Bronco Brown
First Line: The Vigilante is so daring a buckaroo...
Synopsis: The Vigilante is a fan of Western novelist Bronco Lou Hastings, so when crooks abduct Hastings, Vigilante discovers that the actual author is a mousy and timid little man who has his assistant, he-man Bronco Brown, stand in for him at public appearances. Vigilante saves Brown and is assisted by Hastings, who continues to remain incognito.
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Feature(s): Superboy
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Feature(s): Thom McAn
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