Action Comics
#254
(July 1959)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1959-05-28
- 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 Battle with Bizarro!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro
- Reprints
-
in Action Comics (Atlas Publications, 1960 series) #4 -
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #6 (Circa February 1960) -
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 in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])
-
- Keywords
- green kryptonite
Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Battle with Bizarro!
Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro (intro as Adult Bizarro); Lex Luthor (villain); Vekko; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Luthor steals Professor Dalton's duplicating machine and creates an adult Bizarro to menace Superman, but this Bizarro turns on its creator, hands him over to the authorities, and attempts to help Superman. When the people he has helped react in horror to him, Bizarro gets depressed. He misinterprets Lois' sympathy to his plight for true affection and takes her to a remote island. But when she rejects him, he turns the duplicator ray on himself and creates a handsome bizarro duplicate, whom Lois mistakes for the real Superman.
- Reprints
- in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #6 (January 1965)
- in Superman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) ([November] 2002)
- 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 in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])
-
- Keywords
- green kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Bizarro first appeared in Superboy #68.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You'll find Tootsie Roll is the trend...
[no title indexed]
Ollie / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So you walk in your sleep?
- Genre
- humor
Superman's Secret Message
Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Includes form for enrollment to the Supermen of America.
Congorilla Goes Wild!
Congorilla / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- jungle; superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Congo Bill; Congorilla; an unnamed thief (villain)
- Synopsis
- A thief steals Congo Bill's ring and uses it to switch minds with Congorilla.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A great water skier named Ben...
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Janie / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The gang coming over, Janie?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #10 (August-September 1951)
-
Coming Super-Attractions...
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Promotions for Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Superboy comics.
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll be down in a jiffy, Vic!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #15 (June-July 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
Indexer Notes
Advertisement and free ride tickets for Palisades Amusement Park.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Bruce McCain, Timothy Hunt, Richard Aliano, Skipper Seliste, Hugh Pender, Myron Cramer, Steven Johnson, Mary Adams, and Claire Berger.
Supergirl's Foster Parents!
Supergirl / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Linda Lee]; Miss Hart; Mr. Dale (villain); Mrs. Dale (villain)
- Synopsis
- Supergirl is adopted by a couple that turn out to be snake-oil salesmen.
- Reprints
- in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #147 ([October 1959])
- in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([December] 2001)
- in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 (2007 [January 2008])
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([August] 2016)
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([September] 2017)
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A four-minute miler name Dunn...
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Battle with Bizarro!
Superman -
1.
Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"
Buzzy -
2.
The Battle with Bizarro!
Superman -
3.
["You'll find Tootsie Roll is the trend..."]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Glad to See You!
Sgt. Bilko -
5.
["So you walk in your sleep?"]
Ollie -
6.
Superman's Secret Message
Supermen of America -
7.
Congorilla Goes Wild!
Congorilla -
8.
["A great water skier named Ben..."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
9.
["The gang coming over, Janie?"]
Janie -
10.
Coming Super-Attractions...
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superboy -
11.
["I'll be down in a jiffy, Vic!"]
Varsity Vic -
12.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
13.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
14.
Supergirl's Foster Parents!
Supergirl -
15.
["A four-minute miler name Dunn..."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
16.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
17.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
18.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Steve Dasinger
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- John Pannozzi
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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