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Issue: Action Comics #156
Publication Date: May 1951
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Issues: #156 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: 03/14/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (9 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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The Girl of Steel!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Superwoman; Lex Luthor
First Line: Luthor!...This is a job for Superman!
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Pages: 1
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First Line: These top favorites plus 23 other great comics magazines...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Girl of Steel!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane (Superwoman); Perry White
First Line: So, you'd like to have powers like Superman, would you?
Synopsis: One of Luthor's inventions accidentally gives Lois Lane super powers. Of course, as an amateur her inexpert use of her powers causes problems for Superman.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Featuring a Supergirl who looks very similar to the Supergirl to arrive later in the decade. Lois Lane wears a blonde wig and a modified Superman costume with a blue skirt.
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Sabotaging the Saboteurs

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: Are ants able to swim?
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In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #88 published May 1957
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Pages: 0.67
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The Hit of the Lot!

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Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
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Pages: 0.33
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World of the Metal Men!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Dr. Varth; XZ-32; Brent Wood
First Line: Far across the universe from each other are two worlds that are exact opposites!
Synopsis: Tommy, while searching for a missing scientis, discovers a robot in space. Meanwhile, a robot race finds the missing scientist. Parallel storylines ensue as neither group can understand the other.
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: We're lost!
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Oh boy - what a swell day for fishing!
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Buzzy Says "Get It off Your Chest!"

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Genres: opinion, teen
Feature(s): Buzzy
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Pages: 1
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Pipeline Peril!

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Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Villers; Sergeant Neihof; Captain Veuvray; Colonel Medor
First Line: Sahara Desert sands of Africa are emblazoned...
Synopsis: Bill exposes two French Foreign Legionnaires engaged in the theft of Indo-Chinese oil.
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Pages: 6
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Jim Bridger

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Genres: biography, western
Character(s): Jim Bridger
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Feature(s): Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Folks, would you mind being very quiet tonight?
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
First Line: But Mom, - please!
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In Content Item: FlagA Date with Judy #56 published December 1956
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Pages: 2
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The Top of the World

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Article about the North Pole and the Arctic Region.
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The Riddle of the Rainbow Man!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; The Rainbow Man (villain)
First Line: Who turns crooks green with envy...
Synopsis: The Rainbow Man uses his color wheel to commit crime across the spectrum. He also sends the Vigilante poetic clues.
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Pages: 10
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You've Got a Comet by the Tail

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Feature(s): Mystery in Space; Space Adventures
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Genres: humorous
First Line: -And I'm going with Alan tonight.
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #251 published April 1959
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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): Novelty Mart
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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