Action Comics
#250
(March 1959)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1959-01-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Eye of Metropolis!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; John Bates
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #12/1961 -
in Superman in Action Comics (Abbeville Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993) - in The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s (Abbeville Press, 1995 series) (1995)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
- in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([April] 2006)
- in Superman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2006 series) ([August] 2006)
-
- Keywords
- bazookas; lie detectors; television cameras
Indexer Notes
The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s (1995 series) (Abbeville Press) lists Stan Kaye as inker.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Eye of Metropolis!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; John Bates; Perry White; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- John Bates has Clark Kent appear on his TV show "The Eye of Metropolis" in order to expose his double life as Superman.
- Reprints
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #183 (January 1966)
-
in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #11/1969 ([september] 1969) -
in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #109 (Circa 1973-1974) -
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1165 (10 de julio de 1978) - in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
- in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([April] 2006)
-
Indexer Notes
Gene Reed and Craig Delich say Stan Kaye inked this story. We previously credited Boring.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
The Boy Planeteer!
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Tommy Tomorrow; Dikky Hale
- Synopsis
- 5 1/2 year old Dikky Hale joins the Planeteers and demonstrate a "sixth sense," knowing when disasters are going to strike before the Planeteers do. But Tommy quickly realizes Dikky is not who he appears.
- Reprints
-
in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #22 (1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Ollie / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These people called for a coal delivery...
- Genre
- humor
The Dunce of the Jungle!
Congorilla / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- jungle; superhero; adventure
- Synopsis
- Scientists, having heard of the intelligent golden gorilla, hire Congo Bill to capture Congorilla. But Bill swaps minds with the gorilla and scuttles the scientists' tests.
- Reprints
- in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #39 ([January 1959])
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Eye of Metropolis!
Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
The Eye of Metropolis!
Superman -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
The Family Favorite!
-
5.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
6.
[no title indexed]
150 Civil War Soldiers -
7.
The Boy Planeteer!
Tommy Tomorrow -
8.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
9.
["These people called for a coal delivery..."]
Ollie -
10.
Superman's Secret Message
Supermen of America -
11.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
12.
The Dunce of the Jungle!
Congorilla -
13.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
14.
[no title indexed]
Colorfoto Natural Color Photos -
15.
[no title indexed]
Exact Replica Army Grenade -
16.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
17.
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamps -
18.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards
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- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Tristan Lapoussière
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
- Sean Williams
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