Action Comics #247

(December 1958)

Superman's Lost Parents! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent] (villain); Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent] (villain); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Fortress of Solitude; Superboy (statue, image); Lois Lane; Superman robots; Lana Lang (image); Professor Lang (image); kryptonite

Synopsis:

Ma and Pa Kent seemingly arrive in the present in a time bubble, and Superman is so happy to see them that he shows them all the secrets of his adult life. But Ma and Pa turn out to be con artists who blackmail Superman with the knowledge of his double identity secret.

Reprints:

• in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #17/1966 (oktober 1966)
• 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) #13/1970 ([juli] 1970)
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([September] 2004)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)

Tommy Tomorrow, Space Convict X-146-93 (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; The Brain (villain); Planeteers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

[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 Super-Zoo! (Table of Contents)

Congo Bill / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill; Janu; Jungle Joe (villain)

Reprints:

• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #65 (Circa 1970-1972)
• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #195 (August 1970)

Indexer Notes

strip continued as Congorilla in the next issue.