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Issue: Action Comics #142
Publication Date: March 1950
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Issues: #142 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/09/1950
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (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
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
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The Conquest of Superman!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Dan the Dip; Perry White
First Line: Kryptonite - - the deadly rock-like element from the exploded planet Krypton...
Synopsis: Continued from last issue, Luthor's piece of synthetic kryptonite is still missing, snatched up by a pickpocket at the scene of Luthor's capture.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pretzels
Character(s): Pretzels (a dog)
First Line: Nice doggie!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #102 published September 1956
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Feature(s): Detective Comics; Star Spangled Comics; Adventure Comics
First Line: You don't have to wait 2 months...
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Wishing World!

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Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood (first appearance); Red Sanders (villain)
First Line: In uncharted space, tommy Tomorrow of the Planeteers encounters the strangest world in the universe...
Synopsis: The criminal Red Sanders is being pursued by the Planeteers through uncharted space. He wishes there was a suitable planet for him to hide on, and, lo, one appears. Much to his surprise, when wishing for a town that appears also. When Tommy and Brent land on that same planet, they too discover the power of mind over matter. Following a thrust and parry game of mental dangers, Tommy finally wishes that the world would disappear. With no air or spacesuit, Sanders is easily captured.
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Disclose Notes: Introduction of partner Brent Wood in this story. Not on Otto Binder's list of stories in Alter Ego 147.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Teen Adventurers

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Leda Raigorodsky; Jack Schultz; Joe Bishop; Fred Kamp
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Big Game in Andorra!

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Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Ben Stone [George Hill]; Peddit
First Line: An emerald green plateau midst rugged mountain peaks which separate France from Spain...
Synopsis: Bill identifies a man attempting to defraud World Wide Insurance by comparing the man's bare feet to those of Andorran shepherds whom the man was attempting to impersonate.
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Up, Up and Away!

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Feature(s): World's Finest Comics; Superman
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Superman's Secret Message

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Feature(s): Supermen of America
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Have a nice time at the party - and don't forget your manners!
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In Content Item: FlagBuzzy #70 published March 1956
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Winner Take All

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Oh, Daddy, the television set is simply super!
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The Making of a Man!

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Genres: adventure, superhero, western
Character(s): Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Jethro Anderson; Frank Anderson; Doolin; Jim Booth
First Line: Frank Anderson is an Easterner who knows the nightclub streets better than the sagebrush trails...
Synopsis: Millionaire Jethro Anderson asks Vigilante to make a man out of his spoilt and idle playboy of a son. He is sent to his father's ranch in the West, where Frank slowly comes to appreciate life anew.
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"It's Fun to Be Healthy!" Says Wonder Woman

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Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
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