Action Comics #253

(June 1959)

The War between Jimmy Olsen and Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alvin Schwartz

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor (unnamed); green kryptonite; El Gar Kur (villain)

Synopsis:

A criminal from Kandor switches places with Jimmy Olsen and forces Superman to reveal the location of his Fortress of Solitude, so he can destroy the bottled city. But scientists in Kandor reverse the switch just in time.

Reprints:

• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #16 [Direct] (September 1981)
• in Grüne Leuchte (Egmont Ehapa, 1979 series) #1/1982 (Januar 1982)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)

["This stray dog has been following me all day."] (Table of Contents)

Tricksy, World's Greatest Stunt Man / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

Gag

Indexer Notes

Title changed to first line of dialog to facilitate reprint tracking. (Gene Reed, 8/2/2011)

The Secret of the Super-Orphan! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Supergirl (brief origin); Miss Hart; Superman (flashback, in newsreel footage); Zor-El (flashback); Timmy Tate

Reprints:

• in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 (2001)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Letters:

typeset

The Destroyer of Congo Bill! (Table of Contents)

Congorilla / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill; Congorilla

["Let's Start a sorority!"] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff ?

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #70 (April-May 1952)