Action Comics #239

(April 1958)

Superman's New Face (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dr. Norton

Synopsis:

Superman is caught in an atomic explosion and afterwards must bandage his face, or wear a lead mask, to keep anyone from seeing what happened to him.

Reprints:

• in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #3 (Summer 1961) [edited]
• in Giant Superman Album (K. G. Murray, 1963 ? series) #22 ([Circa 1971?])

Keywords:

kryptonite

Secret of the Happy Pig (Table of Contents: 2)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Rube Grossman

Inks:

Rube Grossman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

["Have you got the paper with the advertisement written down?"] (Table of Contents: 3)

Tricksy the World's Greatest Stunt Man / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

The Puzzle of the Jungle Pyramid! (Table of Contents: 4)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; Prof Drake

Indexer Notes

Story title from Dick Sabo on 28 October 2004.

Gag Bag (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

["I hear you're the new coach for the girls baseball team!"] (Table of Contents: 6)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor; teen

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #78 (August-September 1953)

["Hello, Bill. I've got the afternoon off"] (Table of Contents: 7)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #76 (April-May 1953)

Indexer Notes

Information on this sequence from Dick Sabo on 28 October 2004. Title changed to first line of dialogue to facilitate reprint tracking. (Gene Reed, 9/13/2011).

The Toys That Stopped Space Crime (Table of Contents: 8)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #25/1969 (13.Dezember 1969)
• in Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1973 series) #2 (March 1973)
• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #85 ([February 1974] ?)

Indexer Notes

Reprint info (Arthur Lortie). Story title correction from Dick Sabo on 28 October 2004 (was "The Toys That Stopped Crime").