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Action Comics , #29

Published: October 1940

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Story Featuring Superman

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The Life Insurance Con

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"Aged, helpless people, the victims of a ghoulish plot..."

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Superman investigates the Fullerton Insurance Company, which is selling small valued policies to poor people, who end up dying under mysterious circumstances.

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Superman next appears in New York World's Fair Comics (DC, 1939 series) #[2] on sale 8/2/40. Synopsis added by Craig Delich.

Story Featuring Pep Morgan

"During his summer vacation from college..."

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Seabiscuit, Walter Johnson, Bob Feller, and Tommy Armour
The Red Raiders!

Story Featuring The Black Pirate

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"The Three Aces are spending a little time..."

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Script credit added by Craig Delich.

"On a streamliner speeding to Washington..."

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Letters credit added by Craig Delich.

The Puppet Murder Case
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"Taking a two week's vacation from his job..."

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Story Featuring Zatara

"As Zatara is walking along the Brooklyn Bridge one day..."

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The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
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House ad for Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Detective Comics, All-American Comics, More Fun Comics, and Flash Comics.

Superman Is on the Radio!

"Sponsored by the makers of Force over the following stations:"

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The ad promotes 11 stations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island airing the Superman radio show, along with times and days, sponsored by Force cereal, and one in Arizona, sponsored by Martin Oil and Gas Co. Text at the bottom encourages readers to write their local stations and ask for the show, sponsored by Force cereal.

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Below the Book Review feature. This ad is similar to the one that ran originally in Action Comics #27 but with fewer stations and reformatted text.

Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley
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Above the Superman radio show ad.

"Get your copy today!"

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Includes a repro of the cover to Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2.

"For swell vacation reading, don't miss these two!"

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Includes repros of the covers to New York World's Fair Comics (DC, 1939 series) #[2] and All Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #2.

It's Superman Again!
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Includes a repro of the cover to Superman (DC, 1939 series) #7.

"Greetings again, Members! You know we've been getting together..."

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Back cover.

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Inside back cover.

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All ads.

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Inside front cover.