Action Comics #245

(October 1958)

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

The Shrinking Superman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Zak-Kul (villain); policemen; pedestrians; Justice of the Peace; clerk

Synopsis

Lois accidentally releases from Kandor the criminal Zak-Kul, who traps Superman in Kandor and takes over his life. Lois marries Zak-Kul thinking him Kal-El, but he tries to kill Lois because she keeps asking him Kal-El's secret id. Kal-El, trapped inside the "Krypton City," uses one of the three remaining specks of Illium-349 to shrink himself even smaller and slip between the atoms of Krypton City's jar, then uses the second speck to enlarge both himself and the third speck. Zak-Kul meanwhile futilely attempts to hide from Superman by disguising himself as a mild-mannered reporter.

Reprints

• in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #12/1966 ([augusti] 1966)
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([November] 2004)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
• in Superman: The Bottle City of Kandor (DC, 2007 series) ([December] 2007)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #40 - Superman - Birthright 1 ([November] 2015)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; Kandor [as Kryptonian city]

Indexer Notes

Otto Binder script credit from Showcase Presents reprint. Story synopsis from Ken Rowand.

2nd appearance of Kandor; see Action #242 for debut. Kandor is referred to only as a "Kryptonian city." It is depicted as a very wide-necked bottle like the Swan-drawn newspaper strip version, not the Plastino narrow-necked comic magazine version.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There are so real giants!

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #81 (March-April 1953)

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

Do You Know the Legend of Superman? (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Lost -- A Free Education! (Table of Contents: 7)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; advocacy; teen

The Interplanetary Scarecrow (Table of Contents: 8)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Tommy Tomorrow

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #29 ([February 1959])

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Vic, pick me up at eight.

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #185 (February 1953)

Wings and Winnie Winchester Bag a Thief (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

The illustration at the top of the letter column is taken from the splash panel of the Superman story in Action Comics #241. This illustration appears at the top of the letter columns in Action Comics #245-271 and Superman #124-145.

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Casey, an emergency call just came through.

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #17 (September-October 1950)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Secret of the Super Animals (Table of Contents: 15)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; Professor Peters

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Craig Delich

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 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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Giant Dinosaurs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)