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Issue: Action Comics #157
Publication Date: June 1951
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Issues: #157 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: 04/18/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 25 (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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The Superman Who Couldn't Fly!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
First Line: Why don't you go after them, Superman?
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #53 published October 1951
as The Superman Who Couldn't Fly [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Keith Chandler: Inks formerly attributed to Plastino, but are clearly by Stan Kaye.
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Top Value in America's Top Comics!

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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Superman Who Couldn't Fly!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Vince Ellery; Joe (The Elephant) Striker (villain); Perry White
First Line: It's up, up and away for Superman...or is it?
Synopsis: A reporter for a rival paper attaches a tracking bracelet to Clark Kent's ankle and claims he can use it to prove he's Superman if he ever leaves the ground.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #53 published October 1951
as The Superman Who Couldn't Fly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Feature(s): Kellogg's Raisin Bran
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Wonder why we aren't catching any fish?
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Bodyguard to a Billion!

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Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Zaboda; the Prince of Jhapa
First Line: Not all the gold in the world is hoarded by governments...
Synopsis: Bill thwarts the theft of the gold reserves of the principality of Jhapa.
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Captain Tootsie to the Rescue

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Farmer Brown; Mrs. Brown
First Line: After a period of rainstorms, the river overflowed.
Synopsis: Captain Tootsie and his friends save Farmer Brown and his wife from a flood.
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The "Popsicle" Twins at Great Salt Lake

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Feature(s): Popsicle
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The Interplanetary Baby-Sitter!

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Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Butch
First Line: Tommy Tomorrow and his fellow Planeteers have fearlessly braved many space hazards..
Synopsis: Tommy finds a baby abandoned aboard a lifeless space ship.
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Gains Fame in Race with Flame

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Gwen is sick in bed...
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #265 published October 1959
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.67
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Superman's Secret Message

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Supermen of America
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Little Railroad Men

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: "By permission of the General Electric Co."
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Black Nell

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: western
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Pages: 0.5
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Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: Are icebergs salty like the ocean?
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Feature(s): Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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The Impossible Escapes!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Berry Travers; Sunburn Taylor (villain); Gat Barrows (villain)
First Line: When western outlaws began jumping jail...
Synopsis: Berry Travers sells a sheriff a modern escape-proof jail.
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Pages: 10
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Pete, we're going to Gwen's birthday party...
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #232 published January 1957
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Feature(s): Stewart-Warner "Cadet" Speedometer
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Well, I finally got a job for Saturday afternoons...
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In Content Item: FlagBuzzy #73 published September 1956
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Pages: 0.75
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Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
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Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: opinion, superhero
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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