Action Comics #223

(December 1956)

The First Superman of Krypton (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman (origin); Jor-El (flashback); Lora [aka Lara] (flashback); Val Arn (villain, flashback); Khai Zor (villain, flashback)

Reprints:

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #193 (January-February 1967)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G31 (January-February 1967)
• in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #1/1970 ([januar] 1970) [1 page removed]

Indexer Notes

Is script by Edmond Hamilton or Jerry Coleman? (see 80 Page Giant Magazine #G31 for the conflicting Coleman credit.)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[Cab Ride][First Line: To the Hotel Westmore, driver.] (Table of Contents)

Professor Eureka / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Reprints:

• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #30 (January 1962)

Indexer Notes

Title, first line and reprint data from Arthur Lortie, added August 2006.

Janu, Jungle God (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill; Janu

Gifts to the United Nations (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

How To Start A Stamp Collection (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller [as Joe Mallon]

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

The Amazing Future Toys (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Tommy Tomorrow; Sparky; Brent Wood; Nova Norton (villain)

Reprints:

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #185 (June 1969)