Action Comics #243

(August 1958)

The Lady and the Lion (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Circe; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; kryptonite

Synopsis:

Circe gives Superman a potion that causes him to have the head of a lion until he discovers the antidote.

Reprints:

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #137 ([December 1958])
• in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #3 (Summer 1961) [[edited]]
which is reprinted
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #1/1968 (13.Januar 1968)
• in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #36 ([February 1966])
• in Giant Superman Album (K. G. Murray, 1963 ? series) #22 ([Circa 1971?])
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([September] 2004)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)

["Good! There's no lights on!"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Wanted: A Pal (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Lou Cameron

Inks:

Lou Cameron

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

["Goodbye, Bill! I had a swell time!"] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / ? pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #160 (September 1951)

Puzzle of the Perilous Planetoid (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

Reprints:

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #156 (March 1966)
• in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #15 (Circa 1966 - 1968)

["Golly, Helen's father's car is sitting right in the driveway with a fla!"] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["And if you have any complaints, we will refund your moey!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[These socks are just the thing for you.] (Table of Contents)

Gag Bag / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Collection of jokes and irddles.

The Five From The Future (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle