Action Comics #244

(September 1958)

The Super-Merman of the Sea (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

John Giunta ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Vul-Kor (villain); Lya-La (villain); Undersea Fortress of Solitude (introduction); Kryptonite

Synopsis:

Superman pretends to join forces with underwater-dwelling aliens in order to trick them into believing Earth's seas are too salty for them.

Reprints:

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #187 (June 1966)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G23 (June 1966)
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([September] 2004)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)

Indexer Notes

inks previously credited to Stan Kaye, but most likely not him. Probably John Giunta? Credits changed 12/06 by Bob Hughes, per Christopher Melchert. Carl Gafford suggests, via the GCD Error Tracker (Error 3693, 17 April 2010) that John Forte may be the inker, however, Bob Hughes points out (15 February 2011) that Forte didn't start inking Swan until 1960.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff ?

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

The Riddle of the Roc (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

Characters:

Congo Bill; Janu

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff ?

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff ?

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Gag Bag / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Gags

The Mystery of the Three Space Rookies (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; Planeteers