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Issue: Action Comics #168
Publication Date: May 1952
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Issues: #168 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: 03/24/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (7 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 Menace from Planet Z!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: Operation Superman has begun!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Happy Hobby Time!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, opinion, superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Frank
Synopsis: Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover; later appears in DC comics cover-dated June 1965
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The Menace of Planet Z!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; also as Klarkash Kenton]; Olav; Jamar; Lura Lajos; Lois Lane (cameo)
First Line: Everyone knows that mighty Superman is no native of Earth...
Synopsis: The scientists of the planet Zor draw Superman to their world with their Z-Ray, because they need him to help them against giant monsters. Working undercover, Superman disguises himself as Klarkash Kenton, a reporter for the Daily Zorian, and has to deal with pesky fellow reporter Lura Lajos.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #70 published May 1953
as The Menace of Planet Z! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Annual #4 published January 1961
as The Menace of Planet Z! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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New Wheaties Are Better Than Ever!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Pages: 1
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: How much salt is there in all the oceans?
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: fun facts
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Riddle Me This; Necco
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Pages: 0.33
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The Meteor Mystery!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
First Line: Among the Planeteers who keep the law of space...
Synopsis: Tommy takes a crew of spaceship repairmen into space to help him solve a mystery.
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Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Inks originally credited to John Fischetti.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: When does the race start?
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Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: This model has a radio and phonograph.
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Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Pete; Herky
First Line: Hey, Herky! Come over here!
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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Congo Bill's Last Fight!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, jungle
Character(s): Congo Bill; Commissioner Alvin Blake; Kanazaka
First Line: Commissioner, he dived in over 10 minutes ago!
Synopsis: Congo Bill goes up against Kanazaka's gang of gun smugglers and is briefly believed dead during the mission.
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Pages: 5.67
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Luden's Cough Drops
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Pages: 0.33
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Heroes on Red Trucks

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: information on firefighters
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Professor Eureka
First Line: Professor Eureka is always mislaying his glasses.
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
First Line: TUZNOTM OM SUXK...
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Uranus No. 6). Decoded message reads: "Nothing is more un-American than discrimination because of race, creed, or color."
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Outlaws for Sale!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; Belridge (crook); Barber; Len Finny; Jerry
First Line: It was a school for criminals...
Synopsis: Vigilante and Stuff discover a school for outlaws and send two men in to infiltrate the operation.
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Pages: 7.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Vitalis Hair Cream
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Pages: 0.33
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The Dripping Coin Trick!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Learn a Bit o' Magic
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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