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Action Comics. -- New York : Detective Comics, Inc. ; National
   Periodical Publications ; DC Comics, 1938- . -- col. ill. ;
   26 cm. -- Began with no. 1 (June 1938) -- Features Superman
   and other comics stories. -- Other title: Action Comics
   Weekly, no. 601-642. -- Superhero and other genres. --
   LIBRARY HAS: no. 0, 26, 33, 36, 53, 74-75, 81, 85, 89, 91,
   102, 105, 171-172, 175-177, 179, 181-184, 194, 200, 207,
   209-210, 212-214, 216, 220-221, 232, 243-244, 250, 258-262,
   264-266, 268-269, 271-273, 276-277, 280-283, 288, 290-311,
   313-572, 574, 576-658, 660-711, 715, 717, 728, 733-735,
   755, 804 (1940-2003) -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2
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Action Comics [microform] -- New York : Detective Comics,
   Inc., 1938- . -- Began with no. 1 (June 1938). --
   Microfilm. St. Clair Shores, Mich. : J. Bails. 16 mm.
   (Jerry Bails Microfilm Library of Comic Art). -- LIBRARY
   HAS: no. 1-171.
      Distribution on reels:
         no. 1-5  reel 116      no. 61-66  reel 58
         no. 6-10  reel 124     no. 67-72  reel 52
         no. 11-15  reel 50     no. 73-78  reel 54
         no. 16-20  reel 109    no. 79-85  reel 126
         no. 21-25  reel 82     no. 86-115  reel 146
         no. 26-30  reel 124    no. 116-127  reel 147
         no. 31-35  reel 90     no. 128-148  reel 184
         no. 36-40  reel 48     no. 149-162  reel 186
         no. 41-55  reel 35     no. 163-171  reel 193
         no. 56-60  reel 50
   1. Superhero comics. I. Superman. II. Series. III.
   Detective Comics, Inc. Call no.: Film 15791
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Action Comics [microform] -- New York : Detective Comics,
   Inc., 1938- . -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Began with no. 1
   (June 1938) -- Features Superman. -- Microfiche. Midland
   Park, N.J. : MicroColor International ; P.J. Iacovone. --
   color fiche -- Superhero genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-160
   (1938-1951). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2m
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Action Comics.
   Special Edition [microform] -- New York : Detective Comics,
   1944-1945. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (1944)
   - no. 6 (1945), cf. Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. --
   Color microfiche by P.J. Iacovone. -- Issues 1-2 and 6
   reprint issues of Action comics; issues 3, 5 reprint issues
   of Superman, and issue 4 reprints an issue of Detective
   Comics, all with wording simplified as giveaways for the
   U.S. Navy, cf. Overstreet. -- Cover title, no. 1-2, 6:
   Action Comics Special Edition U.S. Navy. -- Cover title,
   no. 5: Superman Special Edition U.S. Navy. -- Superhero
   genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-2, 5-6. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S63m
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)
   CONTENTS: "Superman" 13 p. -- "Showdown with the A-G
   Outfit"* (Chuck Dawson) 6 p. -- "The Tigress" (Zatara,
   Master Magician) 12 p. -- "Sticky-Mitt Stimson" 4 p. --
   "The Adventures of Marco Polo" 4 p. -- "Pep Morgan" 4 p. --
   "The Jewel Thief's Escape"* (Scoop Scanlon Five Star
   Reporter) 6 p. -- "Adventure in England"* (Tex Thomson) 12
   p. -- Data from Gene Reed. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2m no.1
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)--Miscellanea.
   "Action Comics #1 Sale Sets Record" (Newswatch:
   Miscellaneous News) p. 32 in The Comics Journal, no. 176
   (Apr. 1995) -- $137,500.
   1. Prices of Comics. 2. Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)
   Call no.: PN6700.C62no.176
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)--Miscellanea.
   "Ak-shen 'kä-mik num-ber 'one" / Dave Mazure. p. 213-219 in
   Expo 2000 (Bethesda, Maryland : The Expo, 2000). -- Call
   no.: PN6705.U5S6 2000
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)--Miscellanea.
   Index entry (p. 67) to Comics of the American West /
   Maurice Horn (New York : Winchester Press), 1977). -- Call
   no.: PN6714.H57
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)--Miscellanea.
   "Metropolis Mailbag" in Action Comics, no. 336 (Apr. 1966)
   reports sale of Action Comics no. 1 at auction for $40.00.
   1. Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938) 2. Prices of Comics.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.336
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)--Miscellanea.
   "On the Scene at the Sotheby's Auction" p. 20-21 in The
   Comics Journal, no. 148 (Feb. 1992) -- (Newswatch) --
   Includes sale of Detective Comics, no. 27, for $50,000, and
   Action Comics, no. 1 for $27,000.
   1. Detective Comics, no. 27. 2. Action Comics, no. 1. k.
   Sotheby's. k. Auctions. Call no.: PN6700.C62no.148
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)--Miscellanea.
   "Who's Got the Action?" / Joe Brancatelli. p. 25 in The
   Monster Times, no. 26 (Sept. 1973) -- Action #1 sells for
   $1801.26.
   1. Action Comics, no. 1. 2. Prices of comics. I.
   Brancatelli, Joe. Call no.: PN3435.M6no.26
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)--Reprints.
   Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938) -- New York : DC Comics,
   1988. -- 16 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Fiftieth-anniversary
   reprint of the first Superman story, plus a 3-page cover
   gallery showing anniversary issues.
   1. Superhero comics. I. Superman. II. DC Comics, Inc. Call
   no.: PN6728.S8A3 1988
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)--Reprints.
   The Action Comics #1 Reissue. -- New York : DC Comics,
   1987. -- 16 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Nestle Quik
   giveaway. -- Reprints the Superman story only from Action
   Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)
   1. Superhero comics. I. Superman. II. Nestle Company. III.
   DC Comics, Inc. Call no.: PN6728.25.A2 1987
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)--Reprints.
   Action Comics, no. 1 : reprint of the first Superman
   feature. -- New York : National Periodical Publications,
   1976. -- 13 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Story completed on
   inside of back cover. -- By Jerome Siegel & Joe Shuster. --
   "Free when you buy 3 bath size Safeguard". -- Reprints the
   cover feature in Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938).
   1. Superhero comics. I. Siegel, Jerry. II. Shuster, Joe.
   III. Superman. Call no.: PN6728.S8A3 1976
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)--Reprints.
   Famous First Edition. -- New York : National Periodical
   Publications, 1974-1978. -- ill. ; 38 cm. -- Published no.
   C26, C28, C30, F4-F8, C61. -- Numbers with C prefix share
   sequence with Limited Collectors' Edition and All-New
   Collectors' Edition. -- Facsimile printings of: Action
   Comics #1 (C26), Detective Comics #27 (C28), Sensation
   Comics #1 (C30), Whiz Comics #2 (F4), Batman #1 (F5),
   Wonder Woman #1 (F6), All-Star Comics #3 (F7), Flash Comics
   #1 (F8), and Superman #1 (C61) -- LIBRARY HAS: no. C26;
   C28; C30; F4-F8; C61 (1974-1978)
   1. Superhero comics. I. Action Comics, no. 1. II. Detective
   Comics, no. 27. III. Sensation Comics, no. 1. IV. Whiz
   Comics, no. 2. V. Batman, no. 1. VI. Wonder Woman, no. 1.
   VII. All-Star Comics, no. 3. VIII. Flash Comics, no. 1. IX.
   Superman, no. 1. Call no.: PN6726.F35
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Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938)--Reprints.
   Action Comics, no. 1, June, 1938. -- New York : DC Comics,
   1992. -- 16 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Title from cover. --
   Indicia title: Action Comics 1 Reprint. -- Reprints the
   Superman story only from Action Comics, no. 1 (June 1938).
   -- Call no.: PN6728.S8A3 1992
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Action Comics, no. 2
   "Revolution in San Monte, pt. 2"* (Superman) / Joe Shuster,
   art ; Jerry Siegel, writer. p. 41-53 in Superman, from the
   Thirties to the Eighties. (New York : Crown Publishers,
   1983) ; reprinted from Superman, no. 1 (Summer 1939) ; also
   in Action Comics, no. 2 -- Data from Jon Ingersoll.
   I. Shuster, Joe. II. Siegel, Jerry. III. Superman. k. San
   Monte. Call no.: PN6728.S8 1983
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Action Comics, no. 21 (Feb. 1940)
   CONTENTS: "The Atomic Disintegrator"* (Superman) 13 p. --
   "The Florida Handicap Race"* (Pep Morgan) 6 p. -- "Chuck
   Dawson" 4 p. -- "The Gun-Running Racket"* (Clip Carson) 6
   p. -- "The Doll Murders"* (Tex Thomson) 10 p. -- "A Blaze
   of Glory" 2 p. illustrated text -- "The Lost Scot Gold
   Mine, pt. 1"* (3 Aces) 6 p. -- "From the 4 Corners" 1/2 p.
   filler -- "The Deaths on the Moor" (Zatara) 11 p. -- Data
   from Jon Ingersoll, Bob Klein and Brian Mowbray of Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2m no.21
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Action Comics, no. 27.
   "1st Lois Lane Cover?" / Chris Phillips. p. 6 in Comic Book
   Marketplace, v. 2, no. 40 (Oct. 1996) -- (Marketplace Mail)
   -- Letter on Action Comics, no. 27.
   k. Lois Lane. k. Covers of comic books. k. Action Comics,
   no. 27. I. Phillips, Chris. Call no.: PN6714.C632v.2no.40
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Action Comics, no. 38 (July 1941)
   CONTENTS: "Hypnosis by Radio"* (Superman) 12 p. -- "Slim is
   Kidnapped"* (Pep Morgan) 6 p. -- "Funnies" 1/2 p. filler --
   "Don De Avila"* (Black Pirate) 4 p. -- "Fantastic Facts" 1
   p. filler -- "The Treacherous Ministers of Atlantis" (Three
   Aces) 6 p. -- "The Gorrah Strikes at Libraries"* (Mr.
   America) 6 p. -- "Rock Bound" 2 p. text -- "Jungle Fun" 1/2
   p. filler -- "The Mines of Ophir" (Congo Bill) 6 p. --
   Untitled filler. 1/3 p. -- "Curios" 1/2 p. filler -- "The
   Rolling Fireball Menace"* (Zatara) 9 p. -- Data from Jon
   Ingersoll, Bob Klein, Brian Mowbray of Grand Comics
   Database.
   Call no.: Film 15791r.48
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Action Comics, no. 47 (Apr. 1942)
   "Powerstone!" (Superman) 13 p. in Superman, no. 252 (June
   1972) ; reprinted from Action Comics, no. 47 (Apr. 1942) --
   Features Lex Luthor.
   k. Stones. k. Luthor, Lex. Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.252.
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Action Comics, no. 69 (Feb. 1944)
   "East Meets West" (Zatara) 8 p. in Action Comics, no. 69
   (Feb. 1944) -- Data from Gene Reed.
   k. West. Call no.: Film 15791
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Action Comics, no. 69 (Feb. 1944)
   "Kangaroo Capers" (Congo Bill) 6 p. in Action Comics, no.
   69 (Feb. 1944). -- Data from Gene Reed. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2mno.69
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Action Comics, no. 70 (Mar. 1944)
   "A Challenge from the Pyramids" (Vigilante) / by Mort
   Morton Jr. 10 p. in Action Comics, no. 70 (Mar. 1944) --
   SUMMARY: Antique dealers are being robbed, and the
   Assistant Curator of Egyptology at the Fine Arts Museum is
   the mastermind. The Vigilante and Stuff get locked in a
   mummy case. -- Data from Gene Reed.
   I. Meskin, Mort. II. Vigilante. k. Pyramids. k. Antique
   Dealers. k. Curators. k. Egyptology. k. Museums. k. Stuff.
   k. Mummy cases. Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2m no.70
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Action Comics, no. 100 (Sept. 1946)
   CONTENTS: "The Sleuth Who Never Failed!" (Superman) 12 p.
   -- "The Rhyming Horse!" (Hayfoot Henry) 4 p. -- "The Case
   of the Captive Seals!" (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "Sunshine
   Nelly" 1 p. -- "Daffy & Doodle" 1/2 p. -- "The Book that
   was Too Real!" (Vigilante) 10 p. -- "Magic--Past or
   Present!" (Zatara) 7 p. -- Call no.: Film 15791, r.146
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Action Comics, no. 101 (Oct. 1946)
   CONTENTS: "Crime Paradise" (Superman) 12 p. -- "Devilfish's
   Domain!" (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "The Perfect Hideaway!"
   (Hayfoot Henry)  5 p. -- "When East Goes West!" (Vigilante)
   10 p. -- "Little Morton" 1/2 p. -- "The Man Who Didn't
   Dare!" (Zatara) 7 p. -- Call no.: Film 15791, r.146
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Action Comics, no. 102 (Nov. 1946)
   CONTENTS: "Mr. Mxyztplk and His Wonderful Lamp!" (Superman)
   12 p. -- "A Logical Wrangle!" (Hayfoot Henry) 4 p. --
   "Congo U.S.A." (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "Kafloppos" 1 p. --
   "Swan Song for Outlaws!" (Vigilante) 10 p. -- "Daffy &
   Doodle" 1/2 p. -- Call no.: Film 15791, r.146
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Action Comics, no. 103 (Dec. 1946)
   CONTENTS: "The Road to Happiness!" (Superman) 12 p. -- "The
   Postman Never Rings!" (Zatara) 7 p. -- "The Sea of Missing
   Ships!" (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "The Policeman's Rival!"
   (Hayfoot Henry) 4 p. -- "The Rainbow Man's Return!"
   (Vigilante) 10 p. -- Call no.: Film 15791, r.146
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Action Comics, no. 104 (Jan. 1947)
   CONTENTS: "Candytown, U.S.A." (Superman) 12 p. -- "The
   Cross-Word Puzzle Quest!" (Hayfoot Henry) 4 p. --
   "Scallions for Scoundrels!" (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "Marshall
   Vigilante" (Vigilante) 10 p. -- "The Perilous Penny Banks"
   (Zatara) 7 p. -- Call no.: Film 15791, r.146
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Action Comics, no. 105 (Feb. 1947)
   CONTENTS: "The Man Who Hated Christmas!" (Superman) 14 p.
   -- "They Wanted Wings!" (Zatara) 7 p. -- "Operation Hippo!"
   (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "The Vindictive Vixens!" (Hayfoot
   Henry) 5 p. -- "Little Arthur" 1 p. -- "Truth Comes to Gila
   Gap!" (Vigilante) 10 p. -- Call no.: Film 15791, r.146
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Action Comics, no. 106 (Mar. 1947)
   CONTENTS: "His Lordship Clark Kent" (Superman) 13 p. --
   "Mister Crumble" 1/2 p. -- "Pirate Seas!" (Congo Bill) 6 p.
   -- "Doctor of Danger!" (Zatara) 7 p. -- "Snowed Out!"
   (Hayfoot Henry) 4 p. -- "Penthouse Pirates!" (Vigilante) 10
   p. -- Call no.: Film 15791, r.146
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Action Comics, no. 107 (Apr. 1947)
   CONTENTS: "Journey into Ruin!" (Superman) 12 p. -- "Master
   of Magic" (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "Let it Rain!" (Zatara) 7 p.
   -- "Mister Grumble, the Grouchy Fisherman" 1 p. -- "The
   Ugly Starlet" (Hayfoot Henry) 4 p. -- "Ride Him,
   Vigilante!" (Vigilante) 10 p. -- Call no.: Film 15791,
   r.146
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Action Comics, no. 108 (May 1947)
   CONTENTS: "The Great Crasher!" (Superman) 12 p. -- "The
   Fight that Couldn't Be Won!" (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "The
   Baker and the Jailbird!" (Zatara) 7 p. -- "Willy" 1/2 p. --
   "The Triumph of Taffy" (Hayfoot Henry) 4 p. -- "The Town
   that Roared Again!" (Vigilante) 10 p. -- Call no.: Film
   15791, r.146
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Action Comics, no. 113 (Oct. 1947)
   CONTENTS: "Just an Ordinary Guy!" (Superman) 12 p. -- "The
   Man Who Was Always Late!" (Zatara) 7 p. -- "Skulduggery in
   the Subway!" (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "Willy" 1/2 p. -- "The
   Too-Fragrant Vagrant!" (Hayfoot Henry) 4 p. -- "Gold Rush,
   1947" (Vigilante) 10 p. -- Call no.: Film 15791, r.146
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Action Comics, no. 114 (Nov. 1947)
   "The Canines and the Crooks" (Zatara) 7 p. in Action
   Comics, no. 114 (Nov. 1947). -- Zatara vs. dognappers. --
   Data from David Stepp. -- Call no.: Film 15791r.146
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Action Comics, no. 128 (Sept. 1948)
   "The Lonesome Kangaroo" (Vigilante) / artists: Jerry
   Robinson and Mort Meskin ; colorist: Robbie Busch. p.
   161-168 in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (New
   York : DC Comics, 1990). -- Originally presented in Action
   Comics, no. 128 (Sept. 1948). -- Call no.: PN6726.G7 1990
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Action Comics, no. 129 (Feb. 1949)
   "The Earth Doom" (Tommy Tomorrow) 8 p. in Action Comics,
   no. 129 (Feb. 1949) -- Data from Gene Reed.
   k. Doom. Call no.: Film 15791
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Action Comics, no. 143 (Apr. 1950)
   CONTENTS: "The Bride of Superman" (Superman) 12 p. --
   "Nervous Norman" 1 p. -- "The Treasure in the Atom" (Tommy
   Tomorrow) 8 p. -- "The Perfect Specimen" (Congo Bill) 6 p.
   -- "Yankee Doodle Doughboy" 4 p. -- "Shorty" 1 p. -- "The
   Days of '49" (The Vigilante) 10 p. -- "Superman" 1 p.
   public service page. -- Data from Jon Ingersoll, Bob Klein
   and Brian Mowbray of Grand Comics Database.
   Call no.: Film 15791, reel 184
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Action Comics, no. 193 (June 1954)
   "The Broadway Posse!" (Vigilante) 8 p. in World's Finest
   Comics, no. 228 (Mar./Apr. 1975) ; reprinted from Action
   Comics, no. 193 (June 1954). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3W7no.228
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Action Comics, no. 194 (July 1954)
   "The Unlucky Horseshoe" (Vigilante) / art: Howard Sherman.
   8 p. in Four Star Spectacular, no. 5 (Nov./Dec. 1976) ;
   reprinted from Action Comics, no. 194 (July 1954). -- Call
   no.: PN6728.4.N3F64no.5
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Action Comics, no. 195 (Aug. 1954)
   "Lois Lane, Wanted" (Lois Lane) 12 p. in 80 Page Giant
   Magazine, no. 14 (Sept. 1965); reprinted from Action
   Comics, no. 195 (Aug. 1954)
   k. Wanted. Call no.: PN6728.3.N3E35no.14
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Action Comics, no. 223 (Dec. 1956)
   "Amazing Future Toys" (Tommy Tomorrow) 6 p. in Action
   Comics, no. 223 (Dec. 1956); reprinted in World's Finest
   Comics, no. 185 (June 1969) -- Data from Gene Reed. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3W7no.185
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Action Comics, no. 232 (Sept. 1957)
   CONTENTS: "The Story of Superman, Junior" (Superman) 12 p.
   ; reprinted in Superman Annual #7 -- "Ollie" 1 p. -- "Three
   Dives to Doom" (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "Shorty" 1p. -- "The
   Riddle of the Space Rainbow" (Tommy Tomorrow) 6 p. ;
   reprinted in Legion of Super-Heroes #1
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.232 (incomplete; use reprints for
   1st and last stories)
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Action Comics, no. 236 (Jan. 1958)
   "Superman's New Uniform!" (Superman) / Wayne Boring and
   Stan Kaye, art ; Otto Binder, story. 12 p. in Superman, no.
   207 (June 1968) ; reprinted from Action Comics, no. 236
   (Jan. 1958) -- SUMMARY from table of contents: "What does
   the Man of Steel do when his super-costume loses its
   indestructibility? He gets hold of a new, improved outfit!
   But one of the improvements turns out to be a fiendish
   death-trap!" -- Data from Jon Ingersoll.
   I. [Each creator]. k. New Uniforms. k. Super-Costumes. k.
   Costumes. k. Indestructibility. k. Improvements. k.
   Death-Traps. Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.207
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Action Comics, no. 240 (May 1958)
   "The Trial of Tommy Tomorrow" (Tommy Tomorrow) 6 p. in
   Legion of Super-Heroes, no. 3 (May 1973); reprinted from
   Action Comics, no. 240 (May 1958)
   I. Tommy Tomorrow. Call no.: PN6728.4.N3L4no.3
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Action Comics, no. 242 (July 1958)
   "The Super-Duel in Space" (Superman) p. 261-273 in
   Superman, from the Thirties to the Eighties. (New York :
   Crown Publishers, 1983) ; reprinted from Action Comics, no.
   242 (July 1958) -- Data from Jon Ingersoll.
   I. Superman. k. Duels. k. Space. Call no.: PN6728.S8 1983
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Action Comics, no. 243 (Aug. 1958)
   CONTENTS: "The Lady and the Lion" (Superman) 12 p. ;
   reprinted in Superman Annual, no. 3 (Summer 1961) -- "Casey
   the Cop" 1 p. -- "Peg" 1 p. -- "The Puzzle of the Perilous
   Planetoid" (Tommy Tomorrow) 6 p. ; reprinted in World's
   Finest Comics, no. 156 (Mar. 1962) -- "Varsity Vic" 1 p. --
   "Shorty" 1/2 p. -- "The Five from the Future" (Congo Bill)
   6 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.243
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Action Comics, no. 246 (Nov. 1958)
   "Chief Hot Foot" 1 p. in Action Comics, no. 246 (Nov. 1958)
   -- Begins: Yes sir, you must live. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.246
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Action Comics, no. 247 (Dec. 1958)
   "The Riddle of the Super-Zoo!" (Congo Bill) 7 p. in World's
   Finest Comics, no. 195 (Aug. 1970) ; originally appeared in
   Action Comics, no. 247 (Dec. 1958). -- The reprint is in
   the series "The Editors' Round Table." -- Appearance of
   Janu. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3W7no.195
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Action Comics, no. 252 (May 1959)
   "The Supergirl from Krypton!" (Supergirl) / Otto Binder,
   story ; Al Plastino, art. p. 253-260 in Superman, from the
   Thirties to the Eighties. (New York : Crown Publishers,
   1983) ; reprinted from Action Comics, no. 252 (May 1959) ;
   also reprinted in Superman Annual, no. 1 (1960), Action
   Comics, no. 334 (Mar. 1966), and Secret Orgins, no. 2 (May
   1973) -- Data from Jon Ingersoll.
   I. Binder, Otto. II. Plastino, Al. III. Supergirl. k.
   Krypton. Call no.: PN6728.S8 1983
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Action Comics, no. 252 (May 1959)--Reprints.
   Action Comics 252 : the first appearance of Supergirl. --
   New York : DC Comics, 1992. -- 30 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
   -- (DC Silver Age Classics) -- Title from cover. --
   CONTENTS: The Menace of Metallo (Superman) -- Congo Bill
   Dies at Dawn (Congorilla) -- The Supergirl from Krypton
   (Supergirl) -- Reprints the May, 1959 issue of Action
   Comics.
   1. Superheroine comics. I. Congorilla. II. The Menace of
   Metallo. III. Congo Bill Dies at Dawn. IV. The Supergirl
   from Krypton. V. Series. Call no.: PN6728.S78D2 1992
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Action Comics, no. 253 (June 1959) -- Coverless copy.
   CONTENTS: "The War Between Superman and Jimmy Olsen!"
   (Superman) 12 p. ; reprinted in 80-Page Giant, no. 2 (Sept.
   1964) -- Tricksy, World's Greatest Stunt Man" 1 p. -- "The
   Secret of the Super-Orphan!" (Supergirl) 8 p. -- "The
   Destroyer of Congo Bill!" (Congorilla) 7 p. -- "Peg" 1/2 p.
   ; reprinted from Batman, no. 70 (May 1952)
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.253
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Action Comics, no. 256 (Sept. 1959) -- Coverless copy.
   CONTENTS: "The Superman of the Future!" (Superman) 12 p. ;
   reprinted in Superman Annual, no. 3 (Summer 1961) --
   "Professor Eureka" 1 p. -- "Janu, the Joker of the Jungle"
   (Congorilla) 6 p. -- "The Great Supergirl Mirage!"
   (Supergirl) 7 p. ; reprinted in Adventure Comics, no. 390
   (Apr. 1970) -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.256
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Action Comics, no. 260 (Jan. 1960)
   CONTENTS: "Mighty Maid!" (Superman) 12 p. -- "Shorty" 1 p.
   -- "The Girl Superbaby!" (Supergirl) 8 p. ; reprinted in
   Superman, no. 212 (Dec./Jan. 1968/1969) -- "The Gladiator
   of the Jungle!" (Congorilla) 6 p.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.260
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Action Comics, no. 261 (Feb. 1960)
   CONTENTS: "Superman's Fortress of Solitude!" (Superman) 12
   p. ; reprinted in Superman, no. 187 (June 1966) -- "Varsity
   Vic" 1/2 p. -- "Congorilla's Last Stand!" (Congorilla) 7 p.
   ; reprinted in World's Finest Comics, no. 151 (Aug. 1965)
   -- "Ollie" 1/2 p. -- "Supergirl's Super Pet!" (Supergirl) 8
   p. ; reprinted in Action Comics, no. 334 (Mar. 1966)
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.261
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Action Comics, no. 262 (Mar. 1960) -- Coverless copy.
   CONTENTS: "When Superman Lost His Powers!" (Superman) 13 p.
   ; reprinted in Superman, no. 183 (Jan. 1966) -- "Peg" 1/2
   p. -- "Shorty" 1 p. -- "Supergirl's Greatest Victory!"
   (Supergirl) 12 p. ; reprinted in Superman Family, no. 167
   (Nov. 1974) -- "Jerry the Jitterbug" 1 p.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.262
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Action Comics, no. 263 (Apr. 1960) -- Coverless copy.
   CONTENTS: "The World of Bizarros!" (Superman) 13 p. -- "TV
   Laffs" 1/2 p. -- "Supergirl's Darkest Day!" (Supergirl) 12
   p. -- "Varsity Vic" 1 p.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.263
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Action Comics, no. 264 (May 1960)
   CONTENTS: "The Superman Bizarro!" (Superman) 13 p. --
   "Ollie" 1 p. -- "Supergirl Gets Adopted" (Supergirl) 12 p.
   ; reprinted in Action Comics, no. 347 (Apr. 1967) --
   "Varsity Vic" 1 p. -- "Professor Eureka" 1 p.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.264
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Action Comics, no. 265 (June 1960) -- Coverless copy.
   CONTENTS: "The Superman from Outer Space" (Superman) 13 p.
   ; reprinted in Superman, no. 207 (June 1968) -- "Private
   Pete" 1 p. -- "The Day Supergirl Revealed Herself!"
   (Supergirl) 13 p. -- "Shorty" 1 p.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.265
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Action Comics, no. 266 (July 1960)
   CONTENTS: "The Captive of the Amazons" (Superman) 13 p. ;
   reprinted in Superman, no. 207 (June 1968) -- "Jerry the
   Jitterbug" 1 p. -- "The World's Mightiest Cat!" (Supergirl)
   13 p. -- "Peg" 1 p.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.266
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Action Comics, no. 267 (Aug. 1960) -- Coverless copy.
   CONTENTS: "Hercules in the 20th Century" (Superman) 13 p. ;
   reprinted in Superman, no. 239 (July 1971) -- "The Three
   Super Heroes! (Supergirl) 13 p. ; edited in Action Comics,
   no. 334 (Mar. 1966) -- "Ollie" 1 p.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.267
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Action Comics, no. 268 (Sept. 1960)
   CONTENTS: "Superman's Battle with Hercules!" (Superman) 13
   p. ; reprinted in Superman, no. 239 (July 1971) -- "The
   Mystery Supergirl!" (Supergirl) 13 p. -- "Ollie" 1 p.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.268
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Action Comics, no. 269 (Oct. 1960)
   CONTENTS: "The Truth Mirror!" (Superman) 12 p. ; reprinted
   in Superman, no. 197 (July 1967) -- "Tricksy, World's
   Greatest Stunt Man" 1 p. -- "Supergirl's First Romance"
   (Supergirl) 12 p. ; edited in Action Comics, no. 334 (Mar.
   1966) -- "Little Pete" 1 p.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.269
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Action Comics, no. 271 (Dec. 1960)
   CONTENTS: "Voyage to Dimenson X!" (Superman) 13 p. --
   "Ollie" 1 p. -- "Supergirl's Fortress of Solitude!"
   (Supergirl) 13 p. ; edited to 11 p. in Action Comics, no.
   334 (Mar. 1966) -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.271
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Action Comics, no. 272 (Jan. 1961)
   CONTENTS: "Superman's Rival, Mental Man!" (Superman) 13 p.
   -- "Knights of the Square Table" 1/2 p. -- "The Second
   Supergirl!" (Supergirl) 13 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.272
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Action Comics, no. 273 (Feb. 1961)
   CONTENTS: "The World of Mr. Mxyzptlk!" (Superman) 10 p. --
   "Ollie" 1 p. -- "Little Pete" 1 p. -- "The Supergirl of Two
   Worlds!" (Supergirl) 13 p. -- "Jerry the Jitterbug" 1 p. --
   "Pick a New Hair Style for Linda (Supergirl) Lee!" 1 p. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.273
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Action Comics, no. 274 (Mar. 1961)
   CONTENTS: "The Reversed Super-Powers!" (Superman) 13 p. --
   "Casey the Cop" 1 p. -- "Supergirl's Three Time Trips!"
   (Supergirl) 13 p. -- "Tricksy, World's Greatest Stunt Man"
   1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.274
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Action Comics, no. 275 (Apr. 1961)
   CONTENTS: "The Menace of Red-Green Kryptonite!" (Superman)
   13 p. -- "Buck Skinner" 1 p. -- "Ma and Pa Kent Adopt
   Supergirl!" (Supergirl) 13 p. -- "Ollie" 1 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.275
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Action Comics, no. 276 (May. 1961)
   CONTNETS: "The War Between Supergirl and the Supermen
   Emergency Squad!" (Superman) 14 p. -- "Varsity Vic" 1 p. --
   "Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends!" (Supergirl) 12 p.
   -- "Little Pete" 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.276
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Action Comics, no. 279 (Aug. 1961)
   CONTENTS: "The Super-Rivals!" (Superman) 13 p. -- "Tricksy,
   World's Greatest Stunt Man" 1 p. -- "Casey the Cop" 1 p. --
   "Supergirl's Secret Enemy!" (Supergirl) 12 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.279
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Action Comics, no. 280 (Sept. 1961)
   CONTENTS: "Brainiac's Super-Revenge!" (Superman) 13 p. --
   "Ollie" 1 p. -- "Trapped in Kandor!" (Supergirl) 12 p. ;
   reprinted in part in Action Comics, no. 360 (Apr. 1968)
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.280
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Action Comics, no. 281 (Oct. 1961)
   CONTENTS: "The Man Who Saved Kal-El's Life!" (Superman) 12
   p. -- "Jerry the Jitterbug" 1 p. -- "Homer" 1 p. -- "Pick a
   New Hair Style for Linda (Supergirl) Lee--Results"* 1 p. --
   "The Secret of the Time-Barrier!" (Supergirl) 12 p. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.281
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Action Comics, no. 282 (Nov. 1961)
   CONTENTS: "Superman's Toughest Day" (Superman) 11 p. --
   "What Time Is It?"* (Shorty) 1 p. -- "Bath"* (Sagebrush
   Sam) 1 p. -- "Steam-Roller Tailor"* (Homer) 1 p. --  "The
   Supergirl of Tomorrow!" (Supergirl) 13 p. -- "Wet Paint"*
   (Little Pete) 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.282
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Action Comics, no. 283 (Dec. 1961)
   CONTENTS: "The Red Kryptonite Menace!" (Superman) 13 p. --
   "Little Pete" 1 p. -- "Peg" 1 p. -- "The Six Red 'K' Perils
   of Supergirl!" (Supergirl) 13 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.283
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Action Comics, no. 284 (Jan. 1962)
   CONTENTS: "The Babe of Steel!" (Superman) 14 p. -- "Casey
   the Cop" 1 p. -- "Tricksy, World's Greatest Stunt Man" 1 p.
   -- "The Strange Bodies of Supergirl!" (Supergirl) 12 p. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.284
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Action Comics, no. 285
   "Supergirl Revealed to the World"* 1 p. in Action Comics,
   no. 334 (Mar. 1966) excerpt from Action Comics, no. 285
   k. Revealing. Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.334
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Action Comics, no. 285 (Feb. 1962)
   "The World's Greatest Heroine" (Supergirl) 11 p. in Action
   Comics, no. 360 (Apr. 1968). -- Originally appeared in
   Action Comics, no. 285 (Feb. 1962) as the first half of the
   story of the same name. This reprint omits the splash page.
   The second half of the original story is reprinted, also
   without its splash page, as "The Infinite Monster," also in
   Action Comics, no. 360. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.360
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Action Comics, no. 286 (Mar. 1962)
   CONTENTS: "The Jury of Super Enemies!" (Superman) 14 p. --
   "Ollie" 1 p. -- "The Death of Luthor" (Supergirl) 12 p.;
   reprinted in Action Comics, no. 355 (Oct. 1967) -- "Shorty"
   1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.286
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Action Comics, no. 288 (May 1962)
   CONTENTS: "The Man Who Exposed Superman!" (Superman) 13 p.
   -- "Varsity Vic" 1 p. -- "Professor Eureka" 1/2 p. -- "The
   Man Who Made Supergirl Cry!" (Supergirl) 12 p. -- "Ollie" 1
   p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.288
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Action Comics, no. 289 (June 1962)
   CONTENTS: "The Super-Practical Joker!" (Superman) 13 p. --
   "Ollie" 1 p. -- "Little Pete" 1 p. -- "Superman's
   Super-Courtship!" (Supergirl) 12 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.289
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Action Comics, no. 290 (July 1962)
   CONTENTS: "Half a Superman!" (Superman) 12 p. -- "Shorty" 1
   p. -- "Supergirl's Super Boy-Friends!" (Supergirl) 13 p. --
   "Varsity Vic" 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.290
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Action Comics, no. 291 (Aug. 1962)
   CONTENTS: "The New Superman!" (Superman) 12 p. -- "The
   Bride of Mr. Mxyzptlk!" (Supergirl) 12 p. -- "Varsity Vic"
   1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.291
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Action Comics, no. 292 (Sept. 1962)
   CONTENTS: "When Superman Defended His Arch-Enemy!"
   (Superman) 14 p. -- "Homer" 1 p. -- "The Super-Steed of
   Steel!" (Supergirl) 11 p. ; reprinted in Action Comics, no.
   334 (Mar. 1966) -- "Honey in Hollywood" 1/2 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.292
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Action Comics, no. 293 (Oct. 1962)
   CONTENTS: "The Feud Between Superman and Clark Kent!"
   (Superman) 14 p. -- "Private Pete" 1 p. -- "The Secret
   Origin of Supergirl's Super-Horse!" (Supergirl) 11 p. --
   "Tricksy, World's Greatest Stunt Man" 1 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.293
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Action Comics, no. 294 (Nov. 1962)
   CONTENTS: "The Kryptonite Killer!" (Superman) 10 p. --
   "Jerry the Jitterbug" 1 p. -- "Peg" 1 p. -- "The Mutiny of
   Super-Horse!" (Supergirl) 11 p. -- "Little Pete" 1 p. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.294
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Action Comics, no. 295 (Dec. 1962)
   CONTENTS: "Superman Goes Wild!" (Superman) 13 p. -- "Jerry
   the Jitterbug" 1 p. -- "Varsity Vic" 1 p. -- "The Girl with
   the X-Ray Mind!" (Supergirl) 13 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.295
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Action Comics, no. 296 (Jan. 1963)
   CONTENTS: "The Invasion of the Super-Ants!" (Superman) 13
   p. -- "Cora the Car Hop" 1 p. -- "Jerry the Jitterbug" 1 p.
   -- "The Girl Who Was Supergirl's Double!" (Supergirl) 12 p.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.296
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Action Comics, no. 297 (Feb. 1963)
   CONTENTS: "The Man Who Betrayed Superman's Identity!"
   (Superman) 12 p. -- "Little Pete" 1 p. -- "The Forbidden
   Weapons of Krypton!" (Supergirl) 12 p. -- "Tricksy, World's
   Greatest Stunt Man" 1/2 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.297
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Action Comics, no. 298 (Mar. 1963)
   CONTENTS: "Clark Kent, Coward!" (Superman) 12 p. -- "Peg" 1
   p. -- "The Super-Powers of Lex Luthor!" (Supergirl) 13 p.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.298
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Action Comics, no. 299 (Apr. 1963)
   CONTENTS: "The Story of Superman's Experimental Robots!"
   (Superman) 13 p. -- "Armored Car"* (Super Turtle) 1 p. --
   "The Fantastic Secret of Superbaby II" (Supergirl) 12 p. --
   "Peg" 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.299
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Action Comics, no. 300 (May 1963)
   CONTENTS: "Superman Under the Red Sun!" (Superman) 14 p. --
   "Casey the Cop" 1 p. -- "The Return of Super-Horse!"
   (Supergirl) 11 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.300
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