Action Comics #217

(June 1956)

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Amazing Super-Baby (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, da-ddy! Baby pick flower for you!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Super-Baby (Baby Bliss); Perry White; Lois Lane; Roger Bliss; Mrs. Bliss

Synopsis

Somebody leaves a baby on Clark Kent's doorstep, who just happens to have super powers.

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U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Binky Presents "Pioneers of 1976!" (Table of Contents: 4)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

The One-Man Safari (Table of Contents: 5)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller ?

Pencils

Ed Smalle

Inks

Ed Smalle

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Congo Bill wrestling a rhino!

Genre

adventure; drama; jungle

Characters

Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; Bombo (elephant)

Synopsis

Somebody makes a movie about Congo Bill in which he appears to have super-strength, so Bill has to develop super-strength in real life.

Reprints

• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #4 ([Circa 1956])

Keywords

baboons; lions; rhinoceroses

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Bob Hughes.

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Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Harry Lampert

Pencils

Harry Lampert

Inks

Harry Lampert

Colors

?

Letters

Harry Lampert

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's amazing how Junior's playing has improved...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from A Date with Judy (DC, 1947 series) #17 (June-July 1950)

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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Good luck, Shorty!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #90 (July 1961)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Peril on the Trapeze (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

sports

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DeLuxe Photo Service / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Secrets of the Planeteers! (Table of Contents: 13)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cadets, land and capture "Tommy the Terror!"!

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; "Cosmo" Rey; Cadet Parker

Synopsis

Tommy is in charge of training the young space cadets. Notorious criminal "Cosmo" Rey infiltrates the group disguised as Cadet Parker, but gives himself away by saluting with the wrong hand.

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100 Autos, Buses & Trucks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Dean Studios Photo Enlargements; Movyland Studios Photos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)