Action Comics #257

(October 1959)

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Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Reporter of Steel! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman Robots; Lex Luthor (villain)

Synopsis

Luthor creates a ray that gives super-powers and uses it on Clark Kent. But Clark convinces Luthor it also compels him to be super-generous, and Luthor destroys the device.

Reprints

• in Action Comics (Atlas Publications, 1960 series) #6
• in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #267 (30 de noviembre de 1960)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #3 ([July] 2014)

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Colorfoto Natural Color Photos / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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40 Foreign and American Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That Tricksy is the greatest slack wire artist...

Genre

humor

Characters

Tricksy

Reprints

• in Action Comics (Atlas Publications, 1960 series) #6
• in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #267 (30 de noviembre de 1960)
• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #148 (March 1965)

Coming Super-Attractions (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Man-Ape Skin Diver! (Table of Contents: 7)

Congorilla / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; superhero; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Janu; Congorilla; foreign spies (villains)

Synopsis

Foreign agents kidnap Janu to force Congorilla to retrieve an experimental nuclear tank which they have sunk into a river.

Reprints

• in Century Plus Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #45 (March 1960)
• in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #267 (30 de noviembre de 1960)
• in Batman (2ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1961 series) #39 (Setembro de 1964)

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Wayne Boring (logo illustration)

Inks

Stan Kaye (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Jack Van Au; Walter Coppinger; Mike Erskine; Mrs. A. S.; Ed Schwerin; Steven Hubert; Michael Darrow

The Three Magic Wishes! (Table of Contents: 11)

Supergirl / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Linda Lee]; Tom Baxter; Peggy

Synopsis

When Tommy Baxter doesn't believe in fairy tales, Supergirl decides to prove him wrong.

Reprints

• in Action Comics (Atlas Publications, 1960 series) #6
• in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #267 (30 de noviembre de 1960)
• in The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #178 (August-September 1976)
• 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)

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Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)