Action Comics
#210
(November 1955)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1955-09-27
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Welcome to Superman Land!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman (balloon; statue)
- Reprints
- Keywords
- parade balloons
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Superman in Superman Land
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Step this way for the most colossal, super-stupendous amusement park in the world!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White (statue); Lex Luthor (villain)
- Synopsis
- As thousands of people flock to the opening of Superman Land, a brand-new amusement park, Lex Luthor sets up a Kryptonite trap for Superman.
- Reprints
-
in Gigant (Centerförlaget, 1963 series) #2/1966 -
in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #76 ([1956]) -
in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #11 (June 1965) -
in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #12 (1 de julio de 1968), #12 (1 de julio de 1968) [Splash page of this story is used as a cover.] - in The Amazing World of Superman, Metropolis Edition (DC, 1973 series) (1973) which is reprinted
- in The Amazing World of Superman (Tabloid Edition) (DC, 2021 series) ([June] 2021)
- in The Superman Gallery (DC, 1993 series) #1 ([April] 1993) [splash page only]
-
- Keywords
- amusement parks; Superman Land; synthetic Green Kryptonite
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quick! Follow that car!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Reprints
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #47 (August-September 1950)
-
[no title indexed]
Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- CAJOORL UJFB JYYUH CX...
Indexer Notes
Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Krypton No. 9).
Decoded message reads: "Traffic laws apply to you, so watch your step at crossings. Remember that reckless walking is responsible for as many accidents as reckless driving and be careful."
The Master of the Beasts
Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Leaping lions! He sure act like a king, Congo Bill!
- Genre
- adventure; drama; jungle
- Characters
- Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; King of Beasts [Red Cranshaw]; Bombo; Arnold
- Synopsis
- Congo Bill and Janu encounter a man who can seemingly control the wild animals of the jungle.
- Reprints
- in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #12 (1 de julio de 1968)
-
- Keywords
- Cape buffalo; lions; rain
[no title indexed]
Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My! Isn't it dangerous living out in the open?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Chief Hot Foot
- Reprints
-
in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #4/1958 ([mars] 1958) - in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #287 (April 1962)
-
Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy Brown; Susie Gruff
- Synopsis
- Buzzy and his friends learn about the backgrounds of their neighbors through their ethnic customs.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Later appears in DC comics cover-dated April 1963.
Caves of Adventure
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry ? (illustration)
- Inks
- Raymond Perry ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
Movie Makers from Outer Space
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood
- Synopsis
- Tommy and Brent learn that a crew of alien movie-makers are using Earth as a location for shooting a disaster film, resulting in the destruction of numerous landmarks.
- Reprints
- in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #12 (1 de julio de 1968)
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1096 (28 de marzo de 1977)
-
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pete! Aunt Maud always brings you a present...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Pete; Aunt Maud
[no title indexed]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; crime
[no title indexed]
Janie Bride Doll / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Niresk Industries, Inc.
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Welcome to Superman Land!"]
Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
2.
Superman in Superman Land
Superman -
3.
[no title indexed]
Superman Playsuit -
4.
["Quick! Follow that car!"]
Casey the Cop -
5.
["CAJOORL UJFB JYYUH CX..."]
Supermen of America -
6.
The Master of the Beasts
Congo Bill -
7.
["My! Isn't it dangerous living out in the open?"]
Chief Hot Foot -
8.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns -
9.
Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"
Buzzy -
10.
Caves of Adventure
-
11.
Movie Makers from Outer Space
Tommy Tomorrow -
12.
["Pete! Aunt Maud always brings you a present..."]
Little Pete -
13.
[no title indexed]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
14.
[no title indexed]
American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals -
15.
[no title indexed]
Janie Bride Doll -
16.
[no title indexed]
Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Denys Howard
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Allen Ross
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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