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Issue: Action Comics #164
Publication Date: January 1952
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Issues: #164 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: 11/26/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (6 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
Format Notes:  
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Superman's Hall of Trophies!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: And now I will unveil my greatest Superman trophy!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #187 published June 1966
as Superman's Hall of Trophies! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman's Hall of Trophies!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Stefan Andriessen; Perry White; Smithers
First Line: Many and varied are the trophies of Superman's past deeds...
Synopsis: Clark believes that Stefan Andriessen, known as the greatest explorer and adventurer of the time, has accidentally discovered his secret identity. Superman investigates and finds that Andriessen has accrued all manner of trophies and exhibits relating to his past feats. Eventually Clark discovers he was being paranoid, and that Andriessen really was building a museum to showcase his exploits.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #187 published June 1966
as Superman's Hall of Trophies! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Disclose Notes: lost secrets of Krypton
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Feature(s): Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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Johnny Lujack

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Pages: 1
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Here comes the matador!
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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The Ape Man of Borneo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Mrs. Jenkins; Harvey Jenkins (ape man); Colonel Devers
First Line: Congo Bill's globe-trotting has more than once brought him to the brink of doom...
Synopsis: Bill investigates the supposed death of a man in Burma, only to find that the man is living among a tribe of apes.
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Pages: 5.75
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Feature(s): Riddle Me This; Necco
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Pages: 0.25
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Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Schwinn
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: So Helen broke her date with me to go out with Bill!
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #242 published November 1957
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #324 published September 1964
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.5
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Electric Football
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Pages: 0.5
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The Interplanetary Pet Show!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood;
First Line: In the worlds of tomorrow, people are fond of pets, just as today!
Synopsis: Tommy is to be the judge of an interplanetary pet show on Venus. All manner of weird and wonderful creatures are entered, many never before seen, During the show the pearl sacred to the Venusians is stolen. No one has left the arena, but Tommy is pressured to award the prizes. First prize goes to the man from Tor, for his remarkable amoeba pet. All disperse, but Tommy follows the Tor ship, and confirms his hunch that the human was the pet. The amoebas require the pearl for sustenance, but he brings them a shipload of calcium carbonate in exchange for the sacred pearl and human slaves.
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Pages: 5.67
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Vitalis Hair Cream
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Pages: 0.33
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Why Treasures Are Hard to Get

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: How pirates concealed their treasure.
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The Vigilante vs. the Prairie Troubadour!

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Sheriff Walton; Warden Brent; Eddie Means (convict)
First Line: When the hand of the law suddenly levels an accusing finger at Greg Sanders...
Synopsis: Greg is touring prisons and giving free concerts to the inmates. Following his visit to several of these, some convicts have escaped. Sheriff Walton asks Vigilante to investigate Greg Sanders' possible involvement in the escapes.
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Pages: 7.67
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What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Pages: 0.33
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: activity
Feature(s): Clue Cartoon
First Line: They're the kind of seats we've got for the big fight!
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #234 published November 1957
as [untitled] [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hmm - what a swell way to see all the football games free!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #61 published September 1952
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #237 published February 1958
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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Superboy Says "Share with Others!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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